GRE Big Book Words List| Match Practice

GRE Big Book Words

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abase

	adj. invulnerable.
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

abbess

	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

abbey

	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	v. to remind oneself.
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

abbot

	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

abdicate

	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

abdomen

	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis

abdominal

	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force

abduction

	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.

abed

	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	a. two-sided; mutual

aberration

	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

abet

	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy

abeyance

	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. one who loves books.
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

abhorrence

	n. a flowering shrub.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	n. a salt of acetic acid.

abhorrent

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.

abidance

	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. an abiding.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

abject

	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

abjure

	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abnegate

	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

abnormal

	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. portion.

abominable

	adv. sufficiently.
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

abominate

	n. compression
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	v. to hate violently.

abomination

	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. sulfur.
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.

aboriginal

	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

aborigines

	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. an ox.

abrade

	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	adj. having or resembling human form.

abrasion

	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. scratch; friction
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.

abridge

	n. the passion for collecting books.
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abridgment

	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.

abrogate

	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	v. to make supremely happy.

abrupt

	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	adj. serving or tending to force.

abscess

	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.

abscission

	adj. tending to one point.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

abscond

	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

absence

	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

absolution

	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.

absolve

	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

absorb

	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	v. to blend.

absorption

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	adj. dominant.
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.

abstain

	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	adj. cowardly.
	n. state of being suitable

abstemious

	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

abstinence

	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.

abstruse

	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

absurd

	n. estrangement.
	n. sulfur.
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

abundant

	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis

abusive

	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.

abut

	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.

abyss

	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

academic

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

academician

	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

academy

	adj. withered.
	adj. notoriously bad.
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists

accede

	n. the act or state or conforming.
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accelerate

	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	v. to take when offered.
	n. expression of warm approval; praise

access

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	v. to change into acid.

accessible

	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

accession

	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. recognition.
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

accessory

	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

acclaim

	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	v. to force into military service.
	a. moved by sexual love; loving

accommodate

	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

accompaniment

	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

accompanist

	v. to sail quite around.
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	prep. apart from.
	n. one who or that which accompanies.

accompany

	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	a. two-sided; mutual
	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

accomplice

	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	v. to remind oneself.
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.

accomplish

	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

accordion

	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another

accost

	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

account

	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond

accouter

	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter

accredit

	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

accumulate

	n. proclamation.
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	v. recover gradually from an illness

accuracy

	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. attachment.
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

accurate

	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.

accursed

	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. obsolescence.
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

accusation

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

accusatory

	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	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. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

accuse

	v. blame; condemn
	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

accustom

	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

acerbity

	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

acetate

	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

acetic

	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. a placing opposite.
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

ache

	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

achillean

	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	adj. invulnerable.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.

achromatic

	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	adj. colorless,

acid

	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.

acidify

	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	v. to change into acid.

acknowledge

	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. one who attacks.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

acknowledgment

	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	n. engagement to marry.
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. recognition.

acme

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change

acoustic

	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.

acquaint

	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquiesce

	adj. compassionate.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

acquiescence

	n. passive consent.
	a. awake; alert
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	adj. compassionate.

acquit

	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

acquittal

	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

acquittance

	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

acreage

	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

acrid

	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	adj. saintly.

acrimonious

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.

acrimony

100

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. water saturated with salt.
	n. book of literary selections by various authors

actionable

101

	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. one who loves books.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

actuality

102

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	n. any reality.
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

actuary

103

	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	v. to pile or heap together.
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

actuate

104

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. associate; join

acumen

105

	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.

acute

106

	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.

adamant

107

	v. to pile or heap together.
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

addendum

108

	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	v. to mean; signify.

addle

109

	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

adduce

110

	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	adv. sufficiently.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

adhere

111

	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	v. diagnose; examine
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

adherence

112

	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	n. attachment.
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.

adherent

113

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

adhesion

114

	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

adieu

115

	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adjacency

116

	adj. low in tone or compass.
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

adjacent

117

	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	adj. dominant.
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

adjudge

118

	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.

adjunct

119

	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

adjuration

120

	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	n. a vehement appeal.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

adjutant

121

	adj. auxiliary.
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

administrator

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	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

admissible

123

	v. assemble; convene; gather
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

admittance

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	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	prep. apart from.

admonish

125

	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind

admonition

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	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass

ado

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	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	adj. contributing to an end.
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

adoration

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	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

adroit

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	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

adulterant

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	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	n. an adulterating substance.

adulterate

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	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population

adumbrate

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	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

advent

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	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

adverse

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	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. lack of caring; indifference

adversity

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	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. agreement.

advert

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	v. to refer incidentally.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

advertiser

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	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

advisory

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	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	a. moved by sexual love; loving

advocacy

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	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.

advocate

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	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

aerial

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	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. scratch; friction

aeronaut

142

	n. sulfur.
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.

aeronautics

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	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust

aerostat

144

	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	v. declare to be true; affirm

aerostatics

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	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.

affable

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	v. to make the first attack.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly

affect

147

	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. an abiding.

affectation

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	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

affiliate

149

	adj. contributing to an end.
	v. associate; incorporate
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

affirmative

150

	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

affix

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	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another

affluence

152

	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affront

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	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

afoot

154

	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. historian.
	adv. in progress.

aforesaid

155

	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

afresh

156

	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	adj. dominant.
	v. to confuse.
	n. greediness.

afterthought

157

	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	v. to study plant-life.

agglomerate

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	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	v. to pile or heap together.

aggrandize

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	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. the denial of the existence of god.

aggravate

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	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	n. one who attacks.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

aggravation

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	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

aggregate

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	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	n. alliance
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division

aggress

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	v. to make the first attack.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.

aggression

164

	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	v. associate; incorporate

aggrieve

165

	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.

aghast

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	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agile

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	v. to set apart as sacred.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

agitate

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	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	adj. taking notice.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.

agrarian

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	adj. saintly.
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

ailment

170

	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

airy

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	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem

akin

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	adv. from side to side.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly

alabaster

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	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	adj. corporeal.

alacrity

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	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	v. to unite.
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

albeit

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	adj. having or resembling human form.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	v. travel with; be associated with

albino

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	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.

album

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	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.

alchemy

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	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

alcohol

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	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alcoholism

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	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	v. to walk about

alcove

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	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

alder

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	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	interj. well done.
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

alderman

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	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

aldermanship

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	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. that which nourishes.
	n. conversation.

alias

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	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

alien

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	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	v. to force into military service.

alienable

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	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.

alienate

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	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

alienation

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	n. estrangement.
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

aliment

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	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	n. that which nourishes.
	adj. harmonious.

alkali

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	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia

allay

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	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege

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	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

allegory

194

	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	n. obsolescence.
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

alleviate

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	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	adj. withered.

alley

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	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

alliance

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	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

allot

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	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

allotment

199

	n. portion.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

allude

200

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

allusion

201

	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

alluvion

202

	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	adj. producing coagulation.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	n. flood.

ally

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	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. obsolescence.
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

almanac

204

	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

aloof

205

	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

altar

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	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.

alter

207

	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

alteration

208

	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

altercate

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	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

alternate

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	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence

alternative

211

	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	v. to coagulate.
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

altitude

212

	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	adv. in good season or time.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.

alto

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	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.

altruism

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	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

altruist

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	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

amalgam

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	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.

amalgamate

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	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

amateur

218

	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

amatory

219

	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	v. contradict; give a false impression

ambidextrous

220

	v. to mean; signify.
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. absolute government.
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambiguous

221

	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

ambitious

222

	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	v. travel with; be associated with
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

ambrosial

223

	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

ambulance

224

	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

ambulate

225

	v. to walk about
	n. engagement to marry.
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point

ambush

226

	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	adj. delicate, ethereal.

ameliorate

227

	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

amenable

228

	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. an unprovoked attack.

americanism

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	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.

amicable

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	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

amity

231

	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. ally; form a group or unite
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous

232

	v. to make the first attack.
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	a. moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous

233

	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	v. to mean; signify.
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

amour

234

	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	v. associate; incorporate
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

ampere

235

	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	v. associate; incorporate
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

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	adj. living both on land and in water.
	v. to make supremely happy.
	n. absolute government.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

amphitheater

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	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amplitude

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	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	n. largeness.
	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. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

amply

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	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	adv. sufficiently.

amputate

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	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.

amusement

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	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. one who loves books.
	n. diversion.

anachronism

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	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect

anagram

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	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

analogous

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	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	a. comparable; similar or alike
	adj. having or resembling human form.

analogy

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	n. estrangement.
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.

analyst

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	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

analyze

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	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. a tree.

anarchy

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	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	v. to bring about.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

anathema

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	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind

anatomy

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	v. to be in pain or distress.
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	adj. wanting water.

anecdote

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	n. passive consent.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

anemia

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	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	n. absolute government.

anemic

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	adj. affected with anemia.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

anemometer

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	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.

anesthetic

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	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

anew

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	adv. once more.
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	v. diagnose; examine

angelic

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	adj. saintly.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	v. to take when offered.

anglophobia

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	a. compatible
	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

angular

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	v. refrain from buying or using
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

anhydrous

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	adj. withered.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

animadversion

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	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

animadvert

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	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.

animalcule

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	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

animate

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	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated

animosity

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	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.

annalist

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	n. historian.
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

annals

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	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	adj. compassionate.
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others

annex

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	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. largeness.

annihilate

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	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. the act of rising.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

annotate

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	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

annual

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	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

annuity

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	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

annunciation

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	n. proclamation.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship

anode

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	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

anonymous

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	adj. before noon.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility

antagonism

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	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia

antarctic

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	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	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. the state of being hard and insensible.
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

antecede

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	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	v. to make the first attack.
	n. the act of rising.
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing

antecedent

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	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

antechamber

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	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.

antedate

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	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better

antediluvian

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	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. state of being suitable

antemeridian

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	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	adj. before noon.
	n. greediness.
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time

antenatal

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	v. to sail quite around.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.

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	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front

anteroom

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	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	v. associate; incorporate

anthology

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	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.

anthracite

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	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. hard coal.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.

anthropology

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	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	v. breakdown; failure
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

anthropomorphous

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	adj. having or resembling human form.
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

antic

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	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	a. considerable; perceptible
	v. produce; give rise to

antichrist

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	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

anticlimax

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	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

anticyclone

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	a. definitive; decisive; final
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	v. put into motion or action; activate

antidote

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	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

antilogy

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	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	v. applaud; announce with great approval

antipathize

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	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	v. to confuse.
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement

antiphon

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	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. the act of rising.

antiphony

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	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

antipodes

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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
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

antiquary

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	v. to blend.
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

antiquate

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	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

antique

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	n. historian.
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

antiseptic

305

	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	n. diversion.
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

antislavery

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	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

antispasmodic

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	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antistrophe

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	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division

antitoxin

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	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

antonym

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	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term

anxious

311

	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy

312

	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	adv. sufficiently.
	v. to be in collusion.

aperture

313

	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

apex

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	n. a spiritual advisor.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	v. to remind oneself.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aphorism

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	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.

apiary

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	n. grasp; ability to understand
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.

apogee

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	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. the act of rising.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apology

318

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	v. to confuse.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

apostate

319

	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apostle

320

	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	n. that which nourishes.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.

apothecary

321

	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

apotheosis

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	adj. saintly.
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

appall

323

	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter

apparent

324

	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	n. that which nourishes.
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

apparition

325

	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.

appease

326

	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	adj. colorless,
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

appellate

327

	adj. low in tone or compass.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

appellation

328

	n. absolute government.
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. a college student.

append

329

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	v. to name in baptism.
	n. an angel of high rank.
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

appertain

330

	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.

apposite

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	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

apposition

332

	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

appraise

333

	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	n. a vehement appeal.

appreciable

334

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	a. considerable; perceptible
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.

apprehend

335

	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

apprehensible

336

	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	adj. capable of being conceived.
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

approbation

337

	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.

appropriate

338

	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

aqueduct

339

	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.

aqueous

340

	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.

arbiter

341

	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.

arbitrary

342

	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

arbitrate

343

	n. one who entrusts.
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

arbor

344

	n. a tree.
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	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

arboreal

345

	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	v. to unite.

arborescent

346

	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	adj. having the nature of a tree.

arboretum

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	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

arboriculture

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	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

arcade

349

	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

archaeology

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	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	n. proclamation.
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.

archaic

351

	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

archaism

352

	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. obsolescence.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

archangel

353

	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

archbishop

354

	v. to bring about.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.

archdeacon

355

	v. diagnose; examine
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

archetype

356

	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	n. obsolescence.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.

archipelago

357

	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. group of closely located islands

ardent

358

	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. state of being absent; state of being away

ardor

359

	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.

arid

360

	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	adj. harmonious.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal

aristocracy

361

	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. the buttocks.
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class

aristocrat

362

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble

armada

363

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

armful

364

	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	v. produce; give rise to

armory

365

	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

aroma

366

	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

arraign

367

	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law

arrange

368

	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

arrangement

369

	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. composition; order
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

arrant

370

	adj. notoriously bad.
	v. to bring about.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

arrear

371

	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

arrival

372

	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. harmony.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

arrogant

373

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	interj. well done.

arrogate

374

	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

artesian

375

	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	a. capable; adept

artful

376

	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

arthurian

377

	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. one who entrusts.
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

artifice

378

	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	n. use of force to get someone to obey

artless

379

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.

ascendant

380

	prep. apart from.
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	v. to cover with ornament.
	adj. dominant.

ascension

381

	adj. saintly.
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. the act of rising.

ascent

382

	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. proclamation.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

ascetic

383

	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

ascribe

384

	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

asexual

385

	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

ashen

386

	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

askance

387

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

asperity

388

	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.

aspirant

389

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

aspire

390

	v. recover gradually from an illness
	n. the buttocks.
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

assailant

391

	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	adj. containing gold.
	n. one who attacks.

assassin

392

	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

assassinate

393

	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing

assassination

394

	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

assay

395

	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. group of closely located islands

assent

396

	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

assess

397

	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

assessor

398

	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.

assets

399

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.

assiduous

400

	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	v. refrain from buying or using
	adv. in progress.

assignee

401

	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	adv. from side to side.
	v. comment; make explanatory notes

assimilate

402

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

assonance

403

	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

assonant

404

	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	adj. having resemblance of sound.

assonate

405

	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	v. cause to come together formally

assuage

406

	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. flood.
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

astringent

407

	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. breaking of contract or duty

astute

408

	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	v. be earlier in time; go back further

atheism

409

	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. the denial of the existence of god.

athirst

410

	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	v. to hate violently.
	adj. wanting water.

athwart

411

	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	adv. once more.
	n. compression
	adv. from side to side.

atomizer

412

	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

atone

413

	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	adj. containing gold.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin

atonement

414

	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	a. considerable; perceptible
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

atrocious

415

	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

atrocity

416

	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. one who manages a government agency or department

attache

417

	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

attest

418

	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason

auburn

419

	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

audacious

420

	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.

audible

421

	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

audition

422

	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

auditory

423

	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

augment

424

	v. to await.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. a flowering shrub.

augur

425

	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	v. to predict.

augustinian

426

	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

aura

427

	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	v. to sail quite around.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue

aural

428

	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	v. to mean; signify.
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

auricle

429

	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	adj. containing gold.
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

auricular

430

	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	v. breakdown; failure
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something

auriferous

431

	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	adj. containing gold.

aurora

432

	n. greediness.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	adj. compassionate.

auspice

433

	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.

austere

434

	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

autarchy

435

	n. unrestricted power.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. one who entrusts.

authentic

436

	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content

authenticity

437

	adj. compassionate.
	n. water saturated with salt.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

autocracy

438

	n. absolute government.
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.

autocrat

439

	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. a college student.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.

automaton

440

	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

autonomous

441

	v. recover gradually from an illness
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

autonomy

442

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

autopsy

443

	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.

autumnal

444

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.

auxiliary

445

	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

avalanche

446

	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	adj. producing coagulation.
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	v. to make supremely happy.

avarice

447

	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	adj. recovering health after sickness.

aver

448

	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	v. declare to be true; affirm

averse

449

	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.

aversion

450

	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

avert

451

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

aviary

452

	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.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.

avidity

453

	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	n. greediness.

avocation

454

	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	adv. from side to side.
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avow

455

	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

awaken

456

	adj. notoriously bad.
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

aye

457

	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	v. to change into acid.
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	adv. an expression of assent.

azalea

458

	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	n. a flowering shrub.
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

azure

459

	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.

baconian

460

	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.

bacterium

461

	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over

badger

462

	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

baffle

463

	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. harmony.

bailiff

464

	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

baize

465

	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.

bale

466

	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

baleful

467

	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

ballad

468

	v. to study plant-life.
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	adj. having resemblance of sound.

balsam

469

	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.

banal

470

	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance

barcarole

471

	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.

baritone

472

	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.

barograph

473

	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

barometer

474

	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust

barring

475

	n. hard coal.
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	prep. apart from.

bask

476

	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

bass

477

	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	adj. low in tone or compass.
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

baste

478

	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.

baton

479

	n. estrangement.
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	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

	adj. containing gold.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

batten

481

	n. alliance
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

batter

482

	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	n. scratch; friction
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

bauble

483

	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

bawl

484

	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout

beatify

485

	v. to make supremely happy.
	adj. designed to excite love.
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.

beatitude

486

	n. alliance
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

beau

487

	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. an escort or lover.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential

becalm

488

	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still

beck

489

	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

bedaub

490

	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose

bedeck

491

	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.

bedlam

492

	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. madhouse.
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

befog

493

	v. to confuse.
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable

befriend

494

	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

beget

495

	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. produce; give rise to
	v. to pile or heap together.

begrudge

496

	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	adj. dominant.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

belate

497

	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. eating or drinking of something
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

belay

498

	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

belie

499

	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

believe

500

	n. conversation.
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	v. to refer incidentally.
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.

belittle

501

	n. flood.
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

belle

502

	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

bellicose

503

	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

belligerent

504

	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

bemoan

505

	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

benediction

506

	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	v. to confuse.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling

benefactor

507

	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

benefice

508

	n. diversion.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

beneficent

509

	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

beneficial

510

	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.

beneficiary

511

	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	n. greediness.
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

benefit

512

	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

benevolence

513

	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	adj. harmonious.

benevolent

514

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle

benign

515

	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	v. to agree.

benignant

516

	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	adj. saintly.
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

benignity

517

	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

benison

518

	n. blessing.
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.

bequeath

519

	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down

bereave

520

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.

berth

521

	n. largeness.
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

beseech

522

	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

beset

523

	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

besmear

524

	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.

bestial

525

	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.

bestrew

526

	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	adj. notoriously bad.
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.

bestride

527

	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble

bethink

528

	v. to remind oneself.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.

betide

529

	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	v. to happen to or befall.

betimes

530

	n. delusive speech.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	adv. in good season or time.

betroth

531

	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.

betrothal

532

	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. engagement to marry.
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

bevel

533

	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.

bewilder

534

	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. water saturated with salt.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

bibliography

535

	adj. saintly.
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject

bibliomania

536

	a. occurring or payable every year
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. a college student.
	n. the passion for collecting books.

bibliophile

537

	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	n. one who loves books.
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.

bibulous

538

	adj. fond of drinking.
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

bide

539

	v. to await.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	n. an animal having two feet.
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

biennial

540

	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	n. expression of warm approval; praise

bier

541

	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	n. recognition.
	a. of or relating to the heart

bigamist

542

	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.

bigamy

543

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.

bight

544

	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	v. equip; provide with military equipment

bilateral

545

	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	n. passive consent.

bilingual

546

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

biograph

547

	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	a. compatible; harmonious
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

biology

548

	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	n. the science of life or living organisms.

biped

549

	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.

birthright

550

	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

bitterness

551

	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. sharp and bitter manner

blase

552

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

blaspheme

553

	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

blatant

554

	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

blaze

555

	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

blazon

556

	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

bleak

557

	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

blemish

558

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	adj. fond of drinking.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

blithe

559

	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	adj. rebellious.

blithesome

560

	adj. cheerful.
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	n. compression
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.

blockade

561

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

boatswain

562

	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.

bodily

563

	adj. corporeal.
	v. to mean; signify.
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.

boisterous

564

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	adj. rebellious.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

bole

565

	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

bolero

566

	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.

boll

567

	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

bolster

568

	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

bomb

569

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.

bombard

570

	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.

bombardier

571

	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.

bombast

572

	v. bump; hit; conflict
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. courtesy towards women
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.

boorish

573

	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment

bore

574

	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

borough

575

	n. one who entrusts.
	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. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

bosom

576

	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

botanical

577

	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.

botanize

578

	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	v. to study plant-life.
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.

botany

579

	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification

bountiful

580

	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. intensity of passion or affection.

bowdlerize

581

	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	v. to predict.

bowler

582

	n. the act or state or conforming.
	adv. once more.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

boycott

583

	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

brae

584

	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. hillside.
	n. passive consent.

braggart

585

	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

brandish

586

	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

bravado

587

	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. proclamation.
	n. composition; order
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

bravo

588

	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	n. absolute government.
	interj. well done.
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.

bray

589

	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

braze

590

	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	adj. taking notice.

brazier

591

	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

breach

592

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.

breaker

593

	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

breech

594

	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. the buttocks.
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.

brethren

595

	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	n. one who entrusts.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.

brevity

596

	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

bridle

597

	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

brigade

598

	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.

brigadier

599

	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	v. to bring about.

brigand

600

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.

brimstone

601

	n. hard coal.
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	n. sulfur.
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

brine

602

	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	n. water saturated with salt.
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

bristle

603

	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	adv. in good season or time.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

britannia

604

	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

briticism

605

	n. an angel of high rank.
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.

brittle

606

	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	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. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body

broach

607

	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. the science of life or living organisms.

broadcast

608

	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

brogan

609

	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. a vehement appeal.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.

brogue

610

	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	v. to await.

brokerage

611

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.

bromine

612

	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

bronchitis

613

	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.

bronchus

614

	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

brooch

615

	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women

brotherhood

616

	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.

browbeat

617

	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

brusque

618

	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	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. the state or condition of being joined together.

buffoon

619

	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	n. tendency to keep together

buffoonery

620

	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

bulbous

621

	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.

bullock

622

	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	v. to study plant-life.
	n. an ox.
	adj. notoriously bad.

bulrush

623

	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. tendency to keep together
	v. refrain from buying or using

bulwark

624

	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	adv. in good season or time.
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs

bumper

625

	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.

bumptious

626

	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.

bungle

627

	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	v. to confuse.
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

buoyancy

628

	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	adj. before noon.
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

buoyant

629

	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

bureau

630

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

bureaucracy

631

	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy

burgess

632

	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

burgher

633

	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.

burnish

634

	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

bursar

635

	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

bustle

636

	n. hard coal.
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem

butt

637

	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

butte

638

	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax

buttress

639

	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

cabal

640

	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties

cabinet

641

	adj. invulnerable.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	adj. having the nature of a tree.

cacophony

642

	adj. tending to one point.
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

cadaverous

643

	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax

cadence

644

	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

cadenza

645

	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

caitiff

646

	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	v. to blend.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	adj. cowardly.

cajole

647

	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

cajolery

648

	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	n. delusive speech.
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

calculable

649

	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.

calculus

650

	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	a. compatible; harmonious

callosity

651

	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.

callow

652

	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

calorie

653

	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	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

calumny

654

	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. sulfur.

calvary

655

	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	adj. cowardly.
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. the place where christ was crucified.

calvinism

656

	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. a title of jesus
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.

calvinize

657

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

came

658

	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

cameo

659

	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
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film

campaign

660

	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	adj. before noon.

canaanite

661

	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. harmony.
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm

canary

662

	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

candid

663

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

candor

664

	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

canine

665

	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

canon

666

	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. one who or that which accompanies.

cant

667

	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

cantata

668

	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes

canto

669

	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. part or division of poem of some length
	a. occurring or payable every year
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

cantonment

670

	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	v. to remind oneself.

capacious

671

	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

capillary

672

	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

capitulate

673

	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.

caprice

674

	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	adv. in progress.

caption

675

	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. permanence.
	n. alliance

captious

676

	n. tendency to keep together
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

captivate

677

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

carcass

678

	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	interj. well done.
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

cardiac

679

	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

cardinal

680

	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

caret

681

	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

caricature

682

	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	v. to happen to or befall.

carnage

683

	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. absolute government.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

carnal

684

	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

carnivorous

685

	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory

carouse

686

	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

carrion

687

	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.

cartilage

688

	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. absolute government.
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

cartridge

689

	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.

caste

690

	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.

castigate

691

	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

casual

692

	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance

casualty

693

	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement

cataclysm

694

	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	adj. joined together in pairs.
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

cataract

695

	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

catastrophe

696

	n. proclamation.
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

cathode

697

	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

catholicism

698

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

catholicity

699

	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass

caucus

700

	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

causal

701

	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship

caustic

702

	n. unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	v. to pile or heap together.
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	n. sulfur.

cauterize

703

	v. to unite.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.

cede

704

	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	v. to blend.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

censor

705

	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	adj. corporeal.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.

censorious

706

	adj. serving or tending to force.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	n. one who attacks.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

census

707

	n. blessing.
	interj. well done.
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population

centenary

708

	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.

centiliter

709

	v. to pile or heap together.
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content

centimeter

710

	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

centurion

711

	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	adj. contributing to an end.

cereal

712

	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.

ceremonial

713

	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	v. cause to come together formally
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration

ceremonious

714

	n. grasp; ability to understand
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

cessation

715

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

cession

716

	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. proclamation.
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

chameleon

717

	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

chancery

718

	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence

chaos

719

	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

characteristic

720

	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

characterize

721

	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

charlatan

722

	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.

chasten

723

	n. state of being suitable
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

chastise

724

	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious

chastity

725

	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse

chateau

726

	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

chattel

727

	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. any article of personal property.
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	v. to remind oneself.

check

728

	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain

chiffon

729

	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations

chivalry

730

	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	n. courtesy towards women

cholera

731

	v. to blend.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. a college student.
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.

choleric

732

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet

choral

733

	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

christ

734

	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	n. a title of jesus
	n. the act or state or conforming.

christen

735

	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	v. to name in baptism.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.

christendom

736

	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. group of closely located islands
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

chromatic

737

	a. two-sided; mutual
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	v. to agree.

chronology

738

	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.

chronometer

739

	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

cipher

740

	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number

circulate

741

	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

circumference

742

	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary

circumlocution

743

	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. an adulterating substance.

circumnavigate

744

	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	v. to sail quite around.
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.

circumscribe

745

	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

circumspect

746

	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

citadel

747

	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	n. part or division of poem of some length

cite

748

	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	v. quote; adduce as an instance

claimant

749

	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.

clairvoyance

750

	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect

clamorous

751

	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

clan

752

	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

clandestine

753

	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	adj. contributing to an end.

clangor

754

	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

clarify

755

	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

clarion

756

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	adj. designed to excite love.

classify

757

	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

clearance

758

	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.

clemency

759

	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	adj. containing gold.

clement

760

	n. delusive speech.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	adj. compassionate.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

clothier

761

	adj. harmonious.
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. group of closely located islands
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond

clumsy

762

	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	adj. recovering health after sickness.

coagulant

763

	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	adj. producing coagulation.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

coagulate

764

	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	v. to force into military service.
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

coalescence

765

	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts

coalition

766

	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.

coddle

767

	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. conversation.
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

codicil

768

	n. conversation.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.

coerce

769

	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	v. associate; join
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode

coercion

770

	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	v. to await.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.

coercive

771

	adj. serving or tending to force.
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	a. compatible
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.

cogent

772

	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. obsolescence.
	n. unrestricted power.

cognate

773

	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation

cognizant

774

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	adj. taking notice.
	n. one who entrusts.

cohere

775

	adj. cowardly.
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

cohesion

776

	n. tendency to keep together
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.

cohesive

777

	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	adv. once more.
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

coincide

778

	v. to take when offered.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	n. the place where christ was crucified.

coincidence

779

	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	v. make amends for; reimburse

coincident

780

	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment

collaborate

781

	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort

collapse

782

	v. breakdown; failure
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

collapsible

783

	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. absolute government.
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

colleague

784

	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition

collective

785

	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

collector

786

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

collegian

787

	n. a college student.
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	adj. compassionate.

collide

788

	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.

collier

789

	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. one who loves books.

collision

790

	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	adj. cheerful.
	a. considerable; perceptible

colloquial

791

	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

colloquialism

792

	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

colloquy

793

	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	n. conversation.

collusion

794

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	adj. cheerful.
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy

colossus

795

	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem

comely

796

	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	adj. invulnerable.

comestible

797

	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

comical

798

	n. composition; order
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

commemorate

799

	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony

commentary

800

	n. hillside.
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. an escort or lover.

commingle

801

	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	v. to blend.
	v. to predict.
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).

commissariat

802

	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

commission

803

	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. alliance
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

commitment

804

	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

committal

805

	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. the act of rising.
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.

commodity

806

	n. absolute government.
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

commotion

807

	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

commute

808

	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	n. an escort or lover.

comparable

809

	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

comparative

810

	adj. capable of being conceived.
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	n. the science of life or living organisms.

comparison

811

	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.

compensate

812

	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	adj. serving or tending to force.

competence

813

	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	n. a title of jesus
	v. make amends for; reimburse

competent

814

	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	a. capable; adept
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

competitive

815

	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

competitor

816

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	adj. withered.

complacent

817

	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	v. to be in collusion.

complaisance

818

	n. politeness.
	v. to hate violently.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	adj. corporeal.

complaisant

819

	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	v. to predict.
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

complement

820

	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. sulfur.

complex

821

	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	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. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

compliant

822

	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

complicate

823

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

complication

824

	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

complicity

825

	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	v. cause to come together formally

compliment

826

	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	a. capable; adept
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

component

827

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something

comport

828

	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).

composure

829

	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. recognition.

comprehensible

830

	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.

comprehension

831

	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.

comprehensive

832

	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	a. occurring or payable every year
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

compress

833

	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	v. to be in collusion.
	adj. wanting water.

compressible

834

	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

compression

835

	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding

comprise

836

	v. to pile or heap together.
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.

compulsion

837

	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint

compulsory

838

	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.

compunction

839

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

compute

840

	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance

concede

841

	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees

conceit

842

	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

conceive

843

	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a. occurring or payable every year

concerto

844

	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

concession

845

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis

conciliate

846

	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	adv. once more.
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

conciliatory

847

	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place

conclusive

848

	a. definitive; decisive; final
	v. to walk about
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. an escort or lover.

concord

849

	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things

concordance

850

	n. harmony.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

concur

851

	v. to agree.
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	adv. in progress.

concurrence

852

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. agreement.
	v. put into motion or action; activate

concurrent

853

	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

concussion

854

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow

condensation

855

	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	n. compression

condense

856

	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	adj. taking notice.
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

condescend

857

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. politeness.

condolence

858

	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	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.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

conduce

859

	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	v. to bring about.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

conducive

860

	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	adj. contributing to an end.
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years

conductible

861

	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

conduit

862

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.

confectionery

863

	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	prep. apart from.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

confederacy

864

	n. alliance
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs

confederate

865

	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. ally; form a group or unite

confer

866

	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

conferee

867

	adj. colorless,
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

confessor

868

	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	v. to set apart as sacred.

confidant

869

	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	adj. cheerful.
	n. harmony.

confide

870

	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

confidence

871

	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	adv. sufficiently.

confident

872

	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

confinement

873

	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.

confiscate

874

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.

conflagration

875

	adj. fond of drinking.
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

confluence

876

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.

confluent

877

	n. a stream that unites with another.
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

conformable

878

	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	adj. harmonious.

conformance

879

	n. water saturated with salt.
	adv. from side to side.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

conformation

880

	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

conformity

881

	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem

confront

882

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.

congeal

883

	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	v. to make the first attack.
	v. to coagulate.
	adj. recovering health after sickness.

congenial

884

	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	a. compatible
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	v. bump; hit; conflict

congest

885

	adj. harmonious.
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	v. to collect into a mass.

congregate

886

	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	n. blessing.

coniferous

887

	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	n. a placing opposite.
	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

conjecture

888

	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. politeness.

conjoin

889

	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	adj. designed to excite love.
	v. to collect into a mass.
	v. to unite.

conjugal

890

	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

conjugate

891

	adj. joined together in pairs.
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

conjugation

892

	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still

conjunction

893

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia

connive

894

	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	v. to be in collusion.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

connoisseur

895

	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.

connote

896

	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. any reality.
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
	v. to mean; signify.

connubial

897

	v. to force into military service.
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

conquer

898

	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. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over

consanguineous

899

	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes

conscience

900

	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy

conscientious

901

	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.

conscious

902

	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	v. to await.
	a. awake; alert

conscript

903

	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	v. to force into military service.
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated

consecrate

904

	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	v. to set apart as sacred.

consecutive

905

	v. to make the first attack.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.

consensus

906

	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

conservatism

907

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.

conservative

908

	v. to study plant-life.
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

conservatory

909

	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.

consign

910

	v. diagnose; examine
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract

consignee

911

	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

consignor

912

	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	n. one who entrusts.

consistency

913

	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

console

914

	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

consolidate

915

	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

consonance

916

	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

consonant

917

	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. agreement.
	a. compatible; harmonious

consort

918

	v. associate; join
	n. politeness.
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

conspicuous

919

	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	adj. dominant.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure

conspirator

920

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power

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
	a. awake; alert
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	a. capable; adept

constable

922

	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	prep. apart from.
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something

constellation

923

	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

consternation

924

	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	v. to hate violently.
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

constituency

925

	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.

constituent

926

	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. hard coal.
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	n. component or part; citizen, voter

constrict

927

	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect

consul

928

	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

consulate

929

	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	v. comment; make explanatory notes

consummate

930

	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose

consumption

931

	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful

consumptive

932

	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.

contagion

933

	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).

contagious

934

	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number

contaminate

935

	a. definitive; decisive; final
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

contemplate

936

	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

contemporaneous

937

	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind

contemporary

938

	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time

contemptible

939

	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	n. that which nourishes.
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

contemptuous

940

	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.

contender

941

	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

contiguity

942

	n. alliance
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	n. proximity.
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

contiguous

943

	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.

continence

944

	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

contingency

945

	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

contingent

946

	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.

continuance

947

	n. permanence.
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.

continuation

948

	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

continuity

949

	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	prep. apart from.
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film

continuous

950

	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	v. to be in collusion.

contort

951

	n. a college student.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	v. to bring about.
	v. to twist into a misshapen form.

contraband

952

	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	n. unrestricted power.

contradiction

953

	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

contradictory

954

	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity

contraposition

955

	n. recognition.
	n. estrangement.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. a placing opposite.

contravene

956

	n. a person with whom another confers.
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.

contribution

957

	a. capable; adept
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

contributor

958

	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	adj. before noon.
	adj. fond of drinking.

contrite

959

	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

contrivance

960

	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

contrive

961

	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

control

962

	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist

controller

963

	adj. producing coagulation.
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	n. state of being suitable

contumacious

964

	adj. rebellious.
	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb

contumacy

965

	adj. colorless,
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

contuse

966

	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

contusion

967

	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	v. comment; make explanatory notes

convalesce

968

	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. largeness.
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	v. recover gradually from an illness

convalescence

969

	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject

convalescent

970

	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. recognition.
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	adj. recovering health after sickness.

convene

971

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	adj. compassionate.
	v. cause to come together formally

convenience

972

	n. state of being suitable
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.

converge

973

	v. to walk about
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together

convergent

974

	adj. tending to one point.
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.

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