GRE Big Book Words List| Match Practice

GRE Big Book Words

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abase

	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	a. compatible; harmonious
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	v. assent; agree without protesting

abbess

	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist

abbey

	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	adj. wanting water.
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

abbot

	n. the act or state or conforming.
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

abdicate

	v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind

abdomen

	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis

abdominal

	adv. once more.
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.

abduction

	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another

abed

	adv. in bed; on a bed.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions

aberration

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.

abet

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will

abeyance

	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. a placing opposite.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abhorrence

	n. unrestricted power.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

abhorrent

	adj. rebellious.
	v. to make familiar by use.
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.

abidance

	n. agreement.
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. an abiding.
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

abject

	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

abjure

	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	n. greediness.
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution

	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

abnegate

	a. concerning; simultaneous
	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. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	adj. that may or can collapse.

abnormal

	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal

abominable

	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

abominate

	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	a. of or relating to the heart
	v. to hate violently.
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

abomination

	v. to await.
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

aboriginal

	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

aborigines

	v. to make the first attack.
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	v. to unite.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

abrade

	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

abrasion

	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. scratch; friction
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

abridge

	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abridgment

	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	v. to name in baptism.

abrogate

	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

abrupt

	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

abscess

	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. a collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
	v. to change into acid.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

abscission

	v. blame; condemn
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	n. the act of rising.

abscond

	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

absence

	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

absolution

	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. any reality.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

absolve

	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still

absorb

	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

absorption

	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	adj. dominant.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

abstain

	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

abstemious

	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.

abstinence

	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

abstruse

	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

absurd

	a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.

abundant

	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abusive

	n. any reality.
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use

abut

	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

abyss

	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.

academic

	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	adv. sufficiently.
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft

academician

	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

academy

	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. harmony.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.

accede

	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

accelerate

	adj. low in tone or compass.
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	n. water saturated with salt.
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

	v. to take when offered.
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

access

	n. approach; entry; entrance
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.

accessible

	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.

accession

	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

accessory

	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

acclaim

	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists

accommodate

	v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it

accompaniment

	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. act of accompanying someone or something

accompanist

	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	n. a salt of acetic acid.

accompany

	v. travel with; be associated with
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly

accomplice

	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	n. courtesy towards women

accomplish

	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition

accordion

	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

accost

	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	adj. cowardly.
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

account

	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

accouter

	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use

accredit

	n. absolute government.
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for

accumulate

	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

accuracy

	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	v. to force into military service.
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

accurate

	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

accursed

	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. an escort or lover.
	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

accusation

	n. obsolescence.
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception

accusatory

	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. approach; entry; entrance
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	adj. of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

accuse

	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	v. blame; condemn
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

accustom

	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.

acerbity

	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	a. awake; alert
	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

acetate

	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	v. to mean; signify.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.

acetic

	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour

ache

	v. to bring about.
	n. the act of rising.
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

achillean

	adj. invulnerable.
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	adj. living both on land and in water.

achromatic

	n. passive consent.
	n. obsolescence.
	adj. colorless,
	v. to cover with ornament.

acid

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	v. to make widely or generally known.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

acidify

	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	v. to change into acid.
	adj. contributing to an end.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

acknowledge

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

acknowledgment

	n. recognition.
	v. to confuse.
	adj. dominant.
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

acme

	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

acoustic

	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.

acquaint

	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect

acquiesce

	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	adj. taking notice.
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.

acquiescence

	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	n. passive consent.
	n. harmony.
	n. over-regulated administrative system

acquit

	adj. invulnerable.
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

acquittal

	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	adv. from side to side.
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

acquittance

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

acreage

	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	v. to be in collusion.
	v. to pass criticism or censure.

acrid

	n. one who entrusts.
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

acrimonious

	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.

acrimony

100

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. part or division of poem of some length

actionable

101

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	adj. affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
	n. estrangement.

actuality

102

	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	v. to coagulate.
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	n. any reality.

actuary

103

	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

actuate

104

	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. group of closely located islands
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

acumen

105

	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

acute

106

	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering

adamant

107

	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned

addendum

108

	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	adv. from side to side.
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	a. definitive; decisive; final

addle

109

	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	v. breakdown; failure
	adv. in good season or time.
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adduce

110

	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

adhere

111

	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.

adherence

112

	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. attachment.
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.

adherent

113

	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

adhesion

114

	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	n. one who attacks.
	n. the state of being attached or joined.

adieu

115

	inter. good-by; farewell.
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. group of closely located islands

adjacency

116

	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

adjacent

117

	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown

adjudge

118

	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

adjunct

119

	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

adjuration

120

	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

adjutant

121

	v. breakdown; failure
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	adj. auxiliary.
	v. to make familiar by use.

administrator

122

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.
	adj. saintly.

admissible

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	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number

admittance

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	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.

admonish

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	v. to hate violently.
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

admonition

126

	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	v. put into motion or action; activate

ado

127

	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

adoration

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	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

adroit

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	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

adulterant

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	n. an adulterating substance.
	adj. rebellious.
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

adulterate

131

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change

adumbrate

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	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

advent

133

	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	adj. that may or can collapse.

adverse

134

	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

adversity

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	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	n. the state of being attached or joined.

advert

136

	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. a placing opposite.

advertiser

137

	n. unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

advisory

138

	n. flood.
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

advocacy

139

	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. the act of rising.

advocate

140

	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.

aerial

141

	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

aeronaut

142

	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

aeronautics

143

	n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.

aerostat

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	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

aerostatics

145

	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. recognition.
	n. that which nourishes.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.

affable

146

	n. greediness.
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	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.

affect

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	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees

affectation

148

	n. a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	n. the passion for collecting books.
	a. definitive; decisive; final

affiliate

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	v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	v. associate; incorporate
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

affirmative

150

	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

affix

151

	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

affluence

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	adj. auxiliary.
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affront

153

	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud

afoot

154

	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	adv. in progress.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential

aforesaid

155

	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	a. occurring or payable every year

afresh

156

	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	v. associate; join
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	adj. having or resembling human form.

afterthought

157

	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison

agglomerate

158

	v. to pile or heap together.
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival

aggrandize

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	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
	n. conversation.
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.

aggravate

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	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

aggravation

161

	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. a college student.
	v. agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

aggregate

162

	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	n. a placing opposite.
	v. to obtain the friendship of.
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.

aggress

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	n. tendency to keep together
	v. to make the first attack.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	adj. joined together in pairs.

aggression

164

	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.

aggrieve

165

	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	a. awake; alert

aghast

166

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
	n. a person with whom another confers.

agile

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	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	v. associate; incorporate
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

agitate

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	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.

agrarian

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	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

ailment

170

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

airy

171

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	n. madhouse.
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

akin

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	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

alabaster

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	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

alacrity

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	n. group of closely located islands
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

albeit

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	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

albino

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	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	v. contradict; give a false impression
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout

album

177

	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	v. cause to come together formally
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

alchemy

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	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly

alcohol

179

	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	v. applaud; announce with great approval

alcoholism

180

	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	v. diagnose; examine
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

alcove

181

	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	adj. producing coagulation.

alder

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	v. diagnose; examine
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. one who attacks.
	n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit

alderman

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	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	v. applaud; announce with great approval

aldermanship

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	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.

alias

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	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point

alien

186

	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. approach; entry; entrance

alienable

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	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

alienate

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	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

alienation

189

	n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. estrangement.

aliment

190

	n. that which nourishes.
	n. composition; order
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.

alkali

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	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily

allay

192

	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. a flowering shrub.
	a. comparable; similar or alike

allege

193

	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	n. release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

allegory

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	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse

alleviate

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	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

alley

196

	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. grasp; ability to understand

alliance

197

	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. hillside.

allot

198

	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

allotment

199

	n. proclamation.
	n. portion.
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.

allude

200

	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	n. a vehement appeal.

allusion

201

	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

alluvion

202

	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. flood.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.

ally

203

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. confederate; partner; collaborator
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

almanac

204

	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	v. officially charge someone in a court of law

aloof

205

	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	adj. containing gold.
	a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	adj. joined together in pairs.

altar

206

	n. greediness.
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity

alter

207

	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.

alteration

208

	v. to be in collusion.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	adj. joined together in pairs.

altercate

209

	n. sharp and bitter manner
	adj. containing gold.
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

alternate

210

	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	n. proximity.

alternative

211

	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

altitude

212

	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.

alto

213

	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.

altruism

214

	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.

altruist

215

	n. a placing opposite.
	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. unrestricted power.

amalgam

216

	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	adj. withered.
	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

amalgamate

217

	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amateur

218

	a. considerable; perceptible
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art

amatory

219

	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.

ambidextrous

220

	n. a placing opposite.
	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. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambiguous

221

	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
	n. scratch; friction
	a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

ambitious

222

	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help

ambrosial

223

	n. passage from one form or state to another; change
	n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

ambulance

224

	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	adj. designed to excite love.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.

ambulate

225

	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	v. to walk about
	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

ambush

226

	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.

ameliorate

227

	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	a. awake; alert
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable

228

	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

americanism

229

	prep. apart from.
	n. a peculiar sense in which an english word or phrase is used in the united states.
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	n. quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.

amicable

230

	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

amity

231

	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	n. sharp and bitter manner

amorous

232

	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	n. any reality.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

amorphous

233

	a. compatible; harmonious
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	a. considerable; perceptible
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

amour

234

	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	n. water saturated with salt.
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.

ampere

235

	n. the practical unit of electric-current strength.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. sharp and bitter manner

amphibious

236

	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

amphitheater

237

	n. portion.
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	adj. low in tone or compass.
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amplitude

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	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. largeness.
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.

amply

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	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	adv. sufficiently.

amputate

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	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.

amusement

241

	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	n. diversion.

anachronism

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	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.

anagram

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	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.

analogous

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	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	a. comparable; similar or alike

analogy

245

	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

analyst

246

	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	a. chief; serving as an essential component

analyze

247

	v. diagnose; examine
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.

anarchy

248

	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.

anathema

249

	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being

anatomy

250

	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

anecdote

251

	n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	n. an abiding.
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.

anemia

252

	n. one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal

anemic

253

	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	adj. affected with anemia.
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

anemometer

254

	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

anesthetic

255

	n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	a. awake; alert

anew

256

	v. to change into acid.
	adv. once more.
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. feeling secure or certain about something

angelic

257

	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	adj. saintly.
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.

anglophobia

258

	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	v. breakdown; failure
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.

angular

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	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

anhydrous

260

	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	adj. withered.
	adv. from side to side.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

animadversion

261

	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function

animadvert

262

	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	n. largeness.
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.

animalcule

263

	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	adv. once more.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.

animate

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	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	adj. producing coagulation.

animosity

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	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

annalist

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	n. historian.
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition

annals

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	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

annex

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	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.

annihilate

269

	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	n. a placing opposite.
	v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.

annotate

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	v. assent; agree without protesting
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	v. to change into acid.
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art

annual

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	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	a. occurring or payable every year
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	n. engagement to marry.

annuity

272

	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	n. engagement to marry.

annunciation

273

	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. proclamation.
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

anode

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	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

anonymous

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	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	adv. from side to side.
	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down

antagonism

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	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	adj. harmonious.

antarctic

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	a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.

ante

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	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.

antecede

279

	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.

antecedent

280

	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

antechamber

281

	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	adj. cheerful.
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.

antedate

282

	v. be earlier in time; go back further
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	n. an abiding.

antediluvian

283

	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition

antemeridian

284

	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	adj. before noon.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

antenatal

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	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
	v. to pile or heap together.

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	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	v. to collect into a mass.

anteroom

287

	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

anthology

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	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.

anthracite

289

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. hard coal.
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

anthropology

290

	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

anthropomorphous

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	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

antic

292

	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.

antichrist

293

	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.
	adv. in progress.
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
	n. madhouse.

anticlimax

294

	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

anticyclone

295

	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	adj. colorless,

antidote

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	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

antilogy

297

	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	n. hard coal.

antipathize

298

	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	v. breakdown; failure

antiphon

299

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. an abiding.
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait

antiphony

300

	n. an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.

antipodes

301

	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. state of being suitable
	n. the place where christ was crucified.

antiquary

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	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

antiquate

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	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

antique

304

	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	n. conversation.

antiseptic

305

	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art

antislavery

306

	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	a. occurring or payable every year
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	adj. saintly.

antispasmodic

307

	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	v. assent; agree without protesting

antistrophe

308

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".

antitoxin

309

	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	v. to make supremely happy.

antonym

310

	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

anxious

311

	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly

apathy

312

	n. lack of caring; indifference
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

aperture

313

	n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
	a. formless; lacking shape or definition
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. a salt of acetic acid.

apex

314

	n. highest point; vertex; summit; climax
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

aphorism

315

	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

apiary

316

	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	v. to sail quite around.
	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

apogee

317

	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

apology

318

	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.

apostate

319

	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

apostle

320

	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	n. a tree.
	n. engagement to marry.

apothecary

321

	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.

apotheosis

322

	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

appall

323

	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number

apparent

324

	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

apparition

325

	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.

appease

326

	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

appellate

327

	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. the passion for collecting books.

appellation

328

	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	adv. sufficiently.
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

append

329

	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

appertain

330

	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.

apposite

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	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear

apposition

332

	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
	a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	adj. colorless,
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

appraise

333

	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	v. to cover with ornament.

appreciable

334

	a. considerable; perceptible
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

apprehend

335

	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	adj. low in tone or compass.
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.

apprehensible

336

	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
	n. sickness; illness; affliction
	adj. capable of being conceived.

approbation

337

	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing

appropriate

338

	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
	v. to mean; signify.
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.

aqueduct

339

	v. associate; join
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

aqueous

340

	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	n. state of being suitable
	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

arbiter

341

	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

arbitrary

342

	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. group of closely located islands
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

arbitrate

343

	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	adj. affected with anemia.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

arbor

344

	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	n. a tree.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

arboreal

345

	a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	v. breakdown; failure
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.

arborescent

346

	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. agreement.
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.

arboretum

347

	adj. cowardly.
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	v. to make familiar by use.
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited

arboriculture

348

	a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.

arcade

349

	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	n. a vehement appeal.
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.

archaeology

350

	n. an alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

archaic

351

	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	n. attachment.
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	a. compatible

archaism

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	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	n. obsolescence.
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.

archangel

353

	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. one who manages a government agency or department

archbishop

354

	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.

archdeacon

355

	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness
	v. to mean; signify.

archetype

356

	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

archipelago

357

	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	n. group of closely located islands
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

ardent

358

	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

ardor

359

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	v. to blend.
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. intensity of passion or affection.

arid

360

	n. over-regulated administrative system
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.
	n. ally; form a group or unite

aristocracy

361

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.

aristocrat

362

	n. one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual

armada

363

	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
	a. compatible; harmonious
	v. make amends for; reimburse

armful

364

	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.

armory

365

	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	v. comment; make explanatory notes

aroma

366

	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

arraign

367

	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	n. harmony.
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better

arrange

368

	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. state of being absent; state of being away
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

arrangement

369

	v. to pile or heap together.
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	n. composition; order
	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.

arrant

370

	n. conversation.
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	adj. notoriously bad.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

arrear

371

	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. something overdue and unpaid.
	n. proximity.

arrival

372

	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.

arrogant

373

	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	adj. pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

arrogate

374

	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

artesian

375

	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	n. alliance

artful

376

	adj. characterized by craft or cunning.
	v. to predict.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.

arthurian

377

	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

artifice

378

	n. subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

artless

379

	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	adj. dominant.
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

ascendant

380

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	adj. dominant.
	n. name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

ascension

381

	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. the act of rising.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

ascent

382

	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

ascetic

383

	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. expression of warm approval; praise

ascribe

384

	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. component or part; citizen, voter

asexual

385

	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	adj. having no distinct sexual organs.
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ashen

386

	v. to make supremely happy.
	a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
	adv. once more.
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

askance

387

	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect

asperity

388

	a. compatible; harmonious
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
	n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

aspirant

389

	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

aspire

390

	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	n. compression
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

assailant

391

	v. to change into acid.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	n. one who attacks.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

assassin

392

	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.

assassinate

393

	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	adv. in good season or time.
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind

assassination

394

	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

assay

395

	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

assent

396

	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	v. to pass criticism or censure.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

assess

397

	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something

assessor

398

	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

assets

399

	adj. living both on land and in water.
	n. pl. property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. passive consent.

assiduous

400

	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	n. a college student.

assignee

401

	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	n. obsolescence.

assimilate

402

	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	n. the state of being adjacent.
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

assonance

403

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. a white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

assonant

404

	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. a title of jesus
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

assonate

405

	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	v. to accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
	adj. colorless,
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

assuage

406

	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	n. the point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

astringent

407

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

astute

408

	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

atheism

409

	n. the denial of the existence of god.
	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

athirst

410

	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	adj. living both on land and in water.
	adj. wanting water.

athwart

411

	n. a vehement appeal.
	adv. from side to side.
	n. permanence.
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

atomizer

412

	n. conversation.
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

atone

413

	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

atonement

414

	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

atrocious

415

	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	v. to mean; signify.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	a. concerning; simultaneous

atrocity

416

	n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
	n. unrestricted power.
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

attache

417

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

attest

418

	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. politeness.

auburn

419

	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. greediness.
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.

audacious

420

	n. a stream that unites with another.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
	n. alliance

audible

421

	a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	n. compression
	a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

audition

422

	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

auditory

423

	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	v. to coagulate.
	a. of or relating to the heart
	adj. designed to excite love.

augment

424

	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	v. to collect into a mass.
	n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

augur

425

	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	v. to predict.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

augustinian

426

	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	n. blessing.
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

aura

427

	n. the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church.
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

aural

428

	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.

auricle

429

	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
	v. recover gradually from an illness

auricular

430

	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	adv. sufficiently.

auriferous

431

	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	adj. containing gold.

aurora

432

	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	adv. once more.
	n. proximity.
	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

auspice

433

	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	v. put into motion or action; activate
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

austere

434

	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. proximity.
	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

autarchy

435

	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. unrestricted power.
	n. eating or drinking of something

authentic

436

	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

authenticity

437

	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	v. equip; provide with military equipment
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

autocracy

438

	n. absolute government.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	v. estimate value; judge worth of something

autocrat

439

	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.

automaton

440

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	v. to twist into a misshapen form.

autonomous

441

	a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy

442

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

autopsy

443

	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.

autumnal

444

	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	v. to hate violently.
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.

auxiliary

445

	adj. cowardly.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

avalanche

446

	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration

avarice

447

	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

aver

448

	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	adj. rebellious.
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	v. declare to be true; affirm

averse

449

	adj. capable of being conceived.
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
	adj. affected with anemia.

aversion

450

	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.

avert

451

	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	adj. delicate, ethereal.

aviary

452

	n. a title of jesus
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

avidity

453

	adj. harmonious.
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. greediness.
	n. chronological record of the events of successive years

avocation

454

	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avow

455

	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

awaken

456

	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	v. to make supremely happy.
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.

aye

457

	n. delusive speech.
	n. book of literary selections by various authors
	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

azalea

458

	n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	n. a flowering shrub.

azure

459

	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.

baconian

460

	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	adj. of or pertaining to lord bacon or his system of philosophy.
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	v. cause to come together formally

bacterium

461

	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. single celled organism with no nucleus

badger

462

	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

baffle

463

	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	adj. having resemblance of sound.

bailiff

464

	n. an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb

baize

465

	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.

bale

466

	v. estimate value; judge worth of something
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film

baleful

467

	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	n. amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

ballad

468

	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

balsam

469

	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	n. the state of being adjacent.

banal

470

	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	a. obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

barcarole

471

	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	n. a boat-song of venetian gondoliers.

baritone

472

	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	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. tendency to keep together
	n. water saturated with salt.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

barometer

474

	a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere

barring

475

	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	prep. apart from.

bask

476

	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason

bass

477

	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	adj. low in tone or compass.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. a response or alteration of responses, generally musical.

baste

478

	a. helper, additional or subsidiary
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. state without proof; assert to be true

baton

479

	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

battalion

480

	n. a body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

batten

481

	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. permanence.
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

batter

482

	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	v. to coagulate.
	v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

bauble

483

	a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. an animal having two feet.

bawl

484

	v. cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another

beatify

485

	n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	v. to make supremely happy.
	n. recognition.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.

beatitude

486

	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	adj. cowardly.
	v. to refer incidentally.
	n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

beau

487

	n. an escort or lover.
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	n. a placing opposite.
	adj. cowardly.

becalm

488

	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still

beck

489

	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	n. benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
	v. to give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.

bedaub

490

	a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.

bedeck

491

	v. to take when offered.
	v. to cover with ornament.
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.

bedlam

492

	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	n. madhouse.
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

befog

493

	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	v. to confuse.
	n. narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
	v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

befriend

494

	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

beget

495

	v. produce; give rise to
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

begrudge

496

	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.

belate

497

	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	v. to delay past the proper hour.

belay

498

	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	a. compatible
	n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell

belie

499

	v. contradict; give a false impression
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour

believe

500

	v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	v. to accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
	v. to make supremely happy.

belittle

501

	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	n. scratch; friction

belle

502

	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

bellicose

503

	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative

belligerent

504

	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding

bemoan

505

	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

benediction

506

	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	n. elevation especially above sea level; height
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

benefactor

507

	n. a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	v. to make supremely happy.

benefice

508

	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. a church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years

beneficent

509

	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	n. alliance
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter

beneficial

510

	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

beneficiary

511

	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

benefit

512

	n. expression of warm approval; praise
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

benevolence

513

	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	n. unrestricted power.
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.

benevolent

514

	adj. doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable

benign

515

	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
	n. general structure, form, or outline.

benignant

516

	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	v. to be in collusion.
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.

benignity

517

	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	v. to twist into a misshapen form.

benison

518

	a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	n. blessing.

bequeath

519

	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.

bereave

520

	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
	v. to refer incidentally.

berth

521

	n. attachment.
	adj. tending to one point.
	n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	n. a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.

beseech

522

	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly

beset

523

	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

besmear

524

	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
	n. lack of caring; indifference
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation

bestial

525

	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
	n. absolute government.
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.

bestrew

526

	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

bestride

527

	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. estrangement.
	n. one who attacks.
	n. a person with whom another confers.

bethink

528

	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	v. to remind oneself.
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	a. compatible; harmonious

betide

529

	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	v. to happen to or befall.

betimes

530

	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	adv. in good season or time.
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

betroth

531

	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.

betrothal

532

	v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. engagement to marry.
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

bevel

533

	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	adj. dominant.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential

bewilder

534

	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. the state of being attached or joined.
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

bibliography

535

	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. a title of jesus
	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. something overdue and unpaid.

bibliomania

536

	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. the passion for collecting books.

bibliophile

537

	n. one who loves books.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. passage from one form or state to another; change

bibulous

538

	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	adj. fond of drinking.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

bide

539

	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	v. to await.
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

biennial

540

	a. every two years; lasting or living for two years
	n. the lady superior of a nunnery.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

bier

541

	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	prep. apart from.
	a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

bigamist

542

	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. one who or that which accompanies.
	n. an animal of microscopic smallness.
	n. one who has two spouses at the same time.

bigamy

543

	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
	v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

bight

544

	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.

bilateral

545

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear.
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.

bilingual

546

	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. largeness.
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

biograph

547

	adj. sated with pleasure.
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.

biology

548

	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	v. to delay past the proper hour.

biped

549

	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.

birthright

550

	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	n. a privilege or possession into which one is born.
	adj. of or pertaining to autumn.
	n. an ox.

bitterness

551

	n. sharp and bitter manner
	n. absolute government.
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another

blase

552

	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

blaspheme

553

	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
	v. to indulge in profane oaths.

blatant

554

	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.

blaze

555

	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

blazon

556

	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
	v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	v. to make widely or generally known.

bleak

557

	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.

blemish

558

	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.

blithe

559

	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	a. gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league

blithesome

560

	a. two-sided; mutual
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	adj. cheerful.

blockade

561

	n. shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
	adj. notoriously bad.
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

boatswain

562

	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

bodily

563

	a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	adj. corporeal.

boisterous

564

	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

bole

565

	v. to sail quite around.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.

bolero

566

	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

boll

567

	n. any article of personal property.
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

bolster

568

	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated

bomb

569

	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

bombard

570

	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	v. to walk about
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force

bombardier

571

	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	adv. an expression of assent.

bombast

572

	a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

boorish

573

	a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

bore

574

	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. an adulterating substance.

borough

575

	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	n. absolute government.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

bosom

576

	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
	v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
	n. the science of life or living organisms.

botanical

577

	adj. connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

botanize

578

	n. over-regulated administrative system
	v. to study plant-life.
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	adj. joined together in pairs.

botany

579

	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	adj. fond of drinking.
	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

bountiful

580

	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

bowdlerize

581

	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	n. hatred or dread of england or of what is english.

bowler

582

	n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.

boycott

583

	v. refrain from buying or using
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.

brae

584

	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	n. hillside.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

braggart

585

	v. to sail quite around.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	adj. cone-bearing trees.

brandish

586

	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	v. move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

bravado

587

	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
	n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

bravo

588

	interj. well done.
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	v. to change into acid.

bray

589

	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm

braze

590

	v. to make of or ornament with brass.
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

brazier

591

	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	v. to force into military service.
	n. historian.

breach

592

	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

breaker

593

	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

breech

594

	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	v. to mean; signify.
	n. the buttocks.
	n. madhouse.

brethren

595

	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

brevity

596

	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	n. an abiding.

bridle

597

	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	n. attachment.
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins

brigade

598

	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
	v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

brigadier

599

	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

brigand

600

	n. one who lives by robbery and plunder.
	n. madhouse.
	n. estrangement.
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.

brimstone

601

	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	n. the dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
	adj. occurring or existing before birth.
	n. sulfur.

brine

602

	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	n. water saturated with salt.
	n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire

bristle

603

	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. one of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

britannia

604

	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. the united kingdom of great britain.
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.

briticism

605

	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

brittle

606

	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	n. a college student.

broach

607

	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

broadcast

608

	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show

brogan

609

	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.
	n. the buttocks.
	n. estrangement.
	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.

brogue

610

	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

brokerage

611

	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.

bromine

612

	v. to be in pain or distress.
	v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

bronchitis

613

	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	adj. rebellious.
	n. ritual; ceremony or rite

bronchus

614

	n. single celled organism with no nucleus
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
	n. either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.

brooch

615

	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race

brotherhood

616

	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

browbeat

617

	n. proximity.
	n. pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
	v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
	v. to force into military service.

brusque

618

	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.

buffoon

619

	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	v. to be in pain or distress.
	n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
	v. make amends for; reimburse

buffoonery

620

	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures

bulbous

621

	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	a. moved by sexual love; loving

bullock

622

	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	n. an ox.
	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. the state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.

bulrush

623

	n. permanence.
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. feeling secure or certain about something

bulwark

624

	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. breaking of contract or duty
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

bumper

625

	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	n. something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

bumptious

626

	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

bungle

627

	n. passive consent.
	v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	n. incorporated town that is not a city; association of men who gave pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.

buoyancy

628

	n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	v. to make the first attack.
	n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

buoyant

629

	a. comparable; similar or alike
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

bureau

630

	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

bureaucracy

631

	n. any reality.
	n. over-regulated administrative system
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing

burgess

632

	a. awake; alert
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.

burgher

633

	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.
	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.

burnish

634

	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	adj. affected with anemia.
	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

bursar

635

	adj. invulnerable.
	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

bustle

636

	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

butt

637

	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns.

butte

638

	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	v. make or become better; improve; grow better
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. a conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.

buttress

639

	n. a hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
	n. a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

cabal

640

	a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

cabinet

641

	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	v. to give grief or sorrow to.

cacophony

642

	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.

cadaverous

643

	a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
	a. kindly; favorable; not malignant
	adj. taking notice.
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive

cadence

644

	n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	adj. cone-bearing trees.

cadenza

645

	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

caitiff

646

	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	adj. cowardly.
	n. sharp and bitter manner
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

cajole

647

	n. one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
	v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

cajolery

648

	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. delusive speech.
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another

calculable

649

	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.

calculus

650

	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	n. historian.
	v. to change into acid.
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.

callosity

651

	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	v. to mean; signify.
	n. eating or drinking of something
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.

callow

652

	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.

calorie

653

	v. to unite.
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	n. one who advertises, especially in newspapers.

calumny

654

	v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
	v. to free or clear, as from accusation.
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander

calvary

655

	n. the place where christ was crucified.
	v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind

calvinism

656

	n. the system of doctrine taught by john calvin.
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. the act or state or conforming.

calvinize

657

	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	adj. pertaining to king arthur, the real or legendary hero of british poetic story.

came

658

	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	n. a placing opposite.
	adj. before noon.

cameo

659

	v. to happen to or befall.
	n. piece of jewelry; a small scale used as a jewel for adornment; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
	n. a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

campaign

660

	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge

canaanite

661

	n. a member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of canaan, or western palestine.
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. absolute government.
	n. spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.

canary

662

	n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	n. a spiritual advisor.

candid

663

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. a title of jesus
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

candor

664

	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

canine

665

	a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

canon

666

	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
	v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	n. law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

cant

667

	ad. even though; although; notwithstanding
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

cantata

668

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus
	v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry

canto

669

	n. part or division of poem of some length
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force

cantonment

670

	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. assent; agree without protesting
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

capacious

671

	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. diversion.

capillary

672

	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.

capitulate

673

	v. officially charge someone in a court of law
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

caprice

674

	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

caption

675

	n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
	n. an abiding.
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

captious

676

	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	n. tendency to keep together
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

captivate

677

	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	adj. affected with anemia.
	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

carcass

678

	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
	adj. tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.

cardiac

679

	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. an abiding.
	v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
	n. any reality.

cardinal

680

	v. to cover with ornament.
	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
	v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still

caret

681

	n. that which nourishes.
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

caricature

682

	n. a salt of acetic acid.
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
	n. inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

carnage

683

	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
	n. destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people

carnal

684

	adj. invulnerable.
	adj. fond of drinking.
	a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

carnivorous

685

	n. absolute government.
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

carouse

686

	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	v. to drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
	a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

carrion

687

	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	adj. corporeal.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.

cartilage

688

	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term
	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	adj. before noon.
	n. an elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

cartridge

689

	a. chief; serving as an essential component
	v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
	adj. capable of being appealed to.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

caste

690

	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

castigate

691

	v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	v. to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	a. diligent; responsible; reliable

casual

692

	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	n. compression
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

casualty

693

	adj. capable of being conceived.
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

cataclysm

694

	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	a. unusual; not typical; not normal
	n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.

cataract

695

	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality
	adj. auxiliary.
	n. one who attacks.
	n. an apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.

catastrophe

696

	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
	n. a subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.

cathode

697

	adj. having or resembling human form.
	n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
	v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
	n. passive consent.

catholicism

698

	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
	n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church.
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	a. of the same kin; related by blood

catholicity

699

	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

caucus

700

	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
	n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

causal

701

	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	a. implying cause-and-effect relationship

caustic

702

	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	a. definitive; decisive; final
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

cauterize

703

	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. an unprovoked attack.
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.

cede

704

	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
	v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another
	n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

censor

705

	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	n. an angel of high rank.
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	n. one who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

censorious

706

	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

census

707

	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	v. to make familiar by use.

centenary

708

	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	v. authorize; commission; give credit for
	a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

centiliter

709

	n. act of accompanying someone or something
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

centimeter

710

	v. assemble; convene; gather
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.

centurion

711

	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

cereal

712

	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	n. the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

ceremonial

713

	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	adj. very repugnant; hateful.

ceremonious

714

	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
	a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.

cessation

715

	v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
	n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

cession

716

	v. declare to be true; affirm
	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
	adj. having or resembling human form.

chameleon

717

	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. any dialectic pronunciation of english, especially that of the irish people.

chancery

718

	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	v. declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
	adj. contributing to an end.
	n. the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.

chaos

719

	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

characteristic

720

	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue

characterize

721

	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	n. any opponent or enemy of christ, whether a person or a power.

charlatan

722

	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
	n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality

chasten

723

	n. resemblance or correspondence in sound.
	n. one who manages a government agency or department
	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

chastise

724

	v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god
	v. to make desolate with loneliness and grief.
	n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force

chastity

725

	v. associate; join
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
	n. a salt of acetic acid.

chateau

726

	v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

chattel

727

	a. two-sided; mutual
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	n. any article of personal property.

check

728

	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain

chiffon

729

	n. a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
	n. a flowering shrub.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality

chivalry

730

	n. courtesy towards women
	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.

cholera

731

	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	adj. dominant.
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

choleric

732

	n. one who attacks.
	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	n. the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
	v. to pile or heap together.

choral

733

	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
	adj. pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.

christ

734

	n. a very detestable act or practice.
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. a title of jesus
	v. to await.

christen

735

	v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
	v. to name in baptism.
	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	adj. said in a preceding part or before.

christendom

736

	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.
	adj. contributing to an end.
	v. to pile or heap together.
	n. water saturated with salt.

chromatic

737

	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever
	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	adj. belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.

chronology

738

	n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
	n. estrangement.

chronometer

739

	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

cipher

740

	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	n. a medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
	n. sharp and bitter manner

circulate

741

	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.

circumference

742

	n. great mass of falling snow and ice
	n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
	n. boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	v. introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

circumlocution

743

	n. sulfur.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air

circumnavigate

744

	v. to sail quite around.
	v. state without proof; assert to be true
	a. moved by sexual love; loving
	adj. colorless,

circumscribe

745

	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	n. a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
	a. having properties of vinegar; sour
	a. chief; serving as an essential component

circumspect

746

	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy

citadel

747

	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
	n. one of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.

cite

748

	n. intensity of passion or affection.
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	v. quote; adduce as an instance

claimant

749

	n. portion.
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. one who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

clairvoyance

750

	n. tendency to keep together
	n. intuitive sagacity or perception.
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	n. state of being suitable

clamorous

751

	v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
	n. a spiritual advisor.
	a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
	a. speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud

clan

752

	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
	n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

clandestine

753

	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	n. scratch; friction
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.

clangor

754

	v. to make supremely happy.
	adj. having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
	adj. containing gold.

clarify

755

	v. make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	v. move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	n. historian.
	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

clarion

756

	n. ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
	n. a small shrill trumpet or bugle.
	a. compatible; harmonious
	n. sickness; illness; affliction

classify

757

	n. absolute government.
	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	adj. corporeal.

clearance

758

	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	a. of or relating to the heart
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

clemency

759

	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. dead and putrefying flesh.
	n. mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act

clement

760

	n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	adj. compassionate.
	adj. fond of drinking.

clothier

761

	v. diagnose; examine
	n. one who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
	adj. having the nature of a tree.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

clumsy

762

	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	adj. fit to be eaten.

coagulant

763

	v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	adj. producing coagulation.

coagulate

764

	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	adj. benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.

coalescence

765

	a. compatible; harmonious
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over

coalition

766

	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

coddle

767

	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	v. to kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
	a. capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	v. treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point

codicil

768

	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
	n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
	n. supplement or appendix, especially to a will

coerce

769

	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis

coercion

770

	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

coercive

771

	adj. serving or tending to force.
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
	n. that part of the world where christianity is generally professed.

cogent

772

	v. to walk about
	a. reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of

cognate

773

	v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
	a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

cognizant

774

	adj. taking notice.
	v. to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist

cohere

775

	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

cohesion

776

	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. tendency to keep together
	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	adj. producing coagulation.

cohesive

777

	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. the act of rising.
	a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

coincide

778

	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement

coincidence

779

	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

coincident

780

	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	a. concerning; simultaneous
	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	adj. reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

collaborate

781

	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
	n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

collapse

782

	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	v. breakdown; failure
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.

collapsible

783

	v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	adj. that may or can collapse.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	adj. sated with pleasure.

colleague

784

	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	n. a concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	well n. a very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure

collective

785

	n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	a. arousing or provoking laughter
	a. common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

collector

786

	n. one who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
	n. a length of one hundredth of a meter.
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.

collegian

787

	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
	n. a college student.
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony

collide

788

	v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	v. support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.

collier

789

	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
	n. any act of kindness or well-doing.

collision

790

	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony

colloquial

791

	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	n. sulfur.
	a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

colloquialism

792

	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
	v. cause to come together formally
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	v. to delay past the proper hour.

colloquy

793

	n. assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. conversation.
	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place

collusion

794

	n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
	v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
	a. having power to advice; containing advice

colossus

795

	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	n. any strikingly great person or object.
	n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
	n. a coarse, heavy shoe.

comely

796

	n. an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	a. pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

comestible

797

	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. one who entrusts.
	n. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
	v. to arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.

comical

798

	a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
	n. a water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
	a. arousing or provoking laughter

commemorate

799

	v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	adj. outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
	a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.

commentary

800

	n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

commingle

801

	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	n. a horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
	v. to blend.

commissariat

802

	n. the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	v. to make widely or generally known.

commission

803

	adj. containing gold.
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	n. one who entrusts.

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. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue

committal

805

	n. inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
	n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal

commodity

806

	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

commotion

807

	n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
	n. unrestricted power.
	v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement

commute

808

	v. regret strongly; express disapproval of
	n. absolute government.
	v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	v. make obsolete or old-fashioned

comparable

809

	adj. having or resembling human form.
	a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	n. state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

comparative

810

	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
	v. quote; adduce as an instance

comparison

811

	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	v. to delay past the proper hour.

compensate

812

	n. disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	n. historian.

competence

813

	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".

competent

814

	a. capable; adept
	n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.

competitive

815

	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.

competitor

816

	n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	v. to make supremely happy.
	n. an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

complacent

817

	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
	v. to delay past the proper hour.
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
	adj. pleased or satisfied with oneself.

complaisance

818

	n. the act or state or conforming.
	n. universal prevalence or acceptance.
	a. occurring or payable every year
	n. politeness.

complaisant

819

	n. anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
	a. trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
	n. hillside.
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

complement

820

	v. complete; consummate; make perfect
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

complex

821

	v. occur at the same time as; correspond
	n. one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
	a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	n. in cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

compliant

822

	n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. a narrow strip of wood.
	n. a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of great britain or the british.

complicate

823

	a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	v. to predict.
	v. to make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.

complication

824

	n. as much as can be held in the arm or arms.
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	adj. harmonious.
	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
	n. something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
	v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
	n. blessing.

compliment

826

	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	n. greediness.
	n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

component

827

	n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	n. a condensed form as of a book or play.
	n. flood.
	n. colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

comport

828

	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	n. brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

composure

829

	adv. in good season or time.
	v. to force into military service.
	n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
	n. a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

comprehensible

830

	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
	n. an instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin

comprehension

831

	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. grasp; ability to understand
	v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
	n. a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

comprehensive

832

	adj. corporeal.
	v. to make the first attack.
	n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

compress

833

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

compressible

834

	adj. capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
	n. a spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
	v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.

compression

835

	v. express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
	v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
	n. the act of detesting extremely.
	n. applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

comprise

836

	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	v. include; consist of; be composed of
	n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
	n. word of opposite meaning; counter term

compulsion

837

	adj. compassionate.
	n. act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

compulsory

838

	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
	adj. having the right or privilege of entry.
	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

compunction

839

	n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	v. bump; hit; conflict
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

compute

840

	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation

concede

841

	n. blessing.
	v. to unite.
	v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

conceit

842

	adj. of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
	n. overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	n. water saturated with salt.
	v. to sprinkle or cover with things strewn.

conceive

843

	a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
	n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

concerto

844

	n. composition for orchestra and a soloist
	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	a. related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
	v. produce; give rise to

concession

845

	n. act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	n. the original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
	n. alliance
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body

conciliate

846

	a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
	v. to make the first attack.
	a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
	v. to obtain the friendship of.

conciliatory

847

	v. associate; incorporate
	a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. the breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.

conclusive

848

	a. definitive; decisive; final
	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence

concord

849

	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	v. in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.

concordance

850

	v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron.
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. harmony.
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation

concur

851

	v. to agree.
	n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	n. use of force to get someone to obey

concurrence

852

	n. agreement.
	a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	n. a sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial

concurrent

853

	adj. compassionate.
	a. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

concussion

854

	n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	n. shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow

condensation

855

	n. compression
	n. official examination of the details of a country's population
	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	v. to remind oneself.

condense

856

	n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
	v. to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
	v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

condescend

857

	v. stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

condolence

858

	v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	n. a bibliographical sketch or notice.
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. the state or condition of being joined together.

conduce

859

	a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
	n. one who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
	v. to bring about.
	n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

conducive

860

	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	adj. contributing to an end.
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.

conductible

861

	adj. capable of being conducted or transmitted.
	adj. opposed to human slavery.
	n. the science of life or living organisms.
	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

conduit

862

	v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	v. to walk about
	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

	n. a flowering shrub.
	n. portion.
	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

confederacy

864

	n. an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
	n. alliance
	n. a title of jesus
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

confederate

865

	n. ally; form a group or unite
	n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
	inter. good-by; farewell.
	n. the utterance of criticism or censure.

confer

866

	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
	adj. cowardly.

conferee

867

	v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
	n. a person with whom another confers.
	n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	a. free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

confessor

868

	n. a spiritual advisor.
	adj. delicate, ethereal.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

confidant

869

	a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
	n. one to whom secrets are entrusted.
	a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

confide

870

	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	n. a waiting room for those who seek audience.
	a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	n. sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.

confidence

871

	adj. joined together in pairs.
	n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs
	n. feeling secure or certain about something
	v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

confident

872

	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	a. with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
	a. assured; having or marked by assurance
	n. courtesy towards women

confinement

873

	n. any reality.
	v. to take when offered.
	n. state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	n. group of closely located islands

confiscate

874

	v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
	n. lizard that changes color in different situations
	n. support; active pleading on behalf of something
	adj. capable of being appealed to.

conflagration

875

	a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	n. a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
	v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

confluence

876

	n. a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

confluent

877

	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	n. a stream that unites with another.
	a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

conformable

878

	adj. harmonious.
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused
	v. to be a friend to, especially when in need.
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

conformance

879

	n. representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
	n. a series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
	n. the act or state or conforming.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

conformation

880

	n. ritual; ceremony or rite
	v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
	n. general structure, form, or outline.

conformity

881

	n. similarity in form or character; agreement
	a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
	n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	n. a portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

confront

882

	v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	v. to confuse.
	v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect

congeal

883

	v. to coagulate.
	v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	n. the buttocks.

congenial

884

	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water.
	a. compatible
	a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

congest

885

	v. to act or give judgment as umpire.
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	v. to collect into a mass.

congregate

886

	v. assemble; convene; gather
	v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
	n. any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

coniferous

887

	n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	adj. cone-bearing trees.

conjecture

888

	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
	v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
	adj. affected with anemia.

conjoin

889

	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	v. to unite.
	n. eating or drinking of something
	a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

conjugal

890

	a. belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial
	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point

conjugate

891

	n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
	v. associate; incorporate
	n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	adj. joined together in pairs.

conjugation

892

	n. the state or condition of being joined together.
	v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	a. carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious

conjunction

893

	n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	adj. dominant.
	adj. harmonious.

connive

894

	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	v. to be in collusion.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

connoisseur

895

	n. one who works in a coal-mine.
	n. an acute epidemic disease.
	n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
	n. the act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being

connote

896

	adj. cone-bearing trees.
	a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
	n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
	v. to mean; signify.

connubial

897

	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
	adv. once more, after rest or interval.
	n. an open pan or basin for holding live coals.
	adj. pertaining to marriage or matrimony.

conquer

898

	v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	n. the superior of a community of monks.
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
	v. mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

consanguineous

899

	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
	v. to assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
	a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

conscience

900

	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
	n. boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

conscientious

901

	a. diligent; responsible; reliable
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

conscious

902

	n. false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
	a. awake; alert
	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

conscript

903

	n. a woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
	v. to force into military service.
	v. restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
	n. the superior of a community of monks.

consecrate

904

	n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	v. to set apart as sacred.
	n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.

consecutive

905

	n. a hundredth of a liter.
	n. a member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
	v. to study plant-life.
	a. following one after another without interruption; sequential

consensus

906

	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
	v. stop motion; curb or restrain
	n. popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

conservatism

907

	n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	adj. invulnerable.
	n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

conservative

908

	n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
	n. one who trains horses, dogs, etc.
	a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

conservatory

909

	n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
	n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

consign

910

	n. battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

consignee

911

	n. a person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
	n. general structure, form, or outline.
	v. to name in baptism.
	adv. once more.

consignor

912

	n. one who entrusts.
	n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
	n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

consistency

913

	v. to coagulate.
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
	n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

console

914

	n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
	v. cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	n. a dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

consolidate

915

	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	adj. characterized by charity and kindness.
	v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	adj. that may be estimated by reckoning.

consonance

916

	n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	n. the state or quality of being in accord with.
	adj. invulnerable.

consonant

917

	adv. an expression of assent.
	n. agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
	n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	a. compatible; harmonious

consort

918

	n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
	adj. contributing to an end.
	a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	v. associate; join

conspicuous

919

	a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	n. entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
	n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust

conspirator

920

	n. group of closely located islands
	adj. pertaining to st. augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
	n. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
	a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

conspire

921

	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	v. quote; adduce as an instance
	n. unrestricted power.
	adj. affected with anemia.

constable

922

	adj. having resemblance of sound.
	n. an officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
	a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
	adj. divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

constellation

923

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	n. a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
	n. the act of detesting extremely.

consternation

924

	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	v. to make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.

constituency

925

	n. the inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	a. intended to confuse in an argument
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

constituent

926

	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.
	n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
	n. component or part; citizen, voter
	n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help

constrict

927

	v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
	v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	v. disparage or depreciate; put down
	a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others

consul

928

	a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	a. leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	n. an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

consulate

929

	v. assent; agree without protesting
	adj. fit to be eaten.
	n. the place in which a consul transacts official business.
	adj. taking notice.

consummate

930

	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect

consumption

931

	n. a court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
	n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
	adv. once more.
	n. eating or drinking of something

consumptive

932

	adj. designed for gradual destruction.
	adj. sated with pleasure.
	n. an adulterating substance.
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.

contagion

933

	n. one who advocates or practices altruism.
	n. the communication of disease from person to person.
	n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
	n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance

contagious

934

	a. sky blue; light purplish-blue
	a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
	v. to cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
	n. sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind

contaminate

935

	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
	v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	v. to await.

contemplate

936

	n. tendency to keep together
	n. an officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
	v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	n. state of being suitable

contemporaneous

937

	n. a person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
	adj. living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
	n. place where different tree varieties are exhibited
	n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; act of addressing as a god

contemporary

938

	n. any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia.
	v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true

contemptible

939

	a. worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	n. a coming to stopping-place or destination.
	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 mean; signify.

contemptuous

940

	n. a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
	adj. harmonious.
	n. an animal having two feet.
	a. scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect

contender

941

	v. to cover with ornament.
	n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
	n. contestant you hope to defeat
	n. the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.

contiguity

942

	n. any article of personal property.
	n. proximity.
	n. a condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
	v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

contiguous

943

	a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

continence

944

	v. cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
	n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
	n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
	v. stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation

contingency

945

	n. dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	v. to conduct or behave (oneself).
	n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
	n. condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility

contingent

946

	a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
	n. the lowest or deepest female voice or part.
	a. possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together

continuance

947

	n. the state of being hard and insensible.
	a. easily broken; having little elasticity
	v. comment; make explanatory notes
	n. permanence.

continuation

948

	v. make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
	n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
	v. applaud; announce with great approval
	n. a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

continuity

949

	n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
	v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	n. engagement to marry.
	n. property of a continuous and connected period of time

continuous

950

	n. the act or state or conforming.
	v. to award or bestow by formal decision.
	adj. connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
	n. a body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

contort

951

	v. to twist into a misshapen form.
	n. politeness.
	adj. colorless,
	n. any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

contraband

952

	a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
	n. trade forbidden by law or treaty.
	v. to bring forward or name for consideration.
	n. a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.

contradiction

953

	n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	n. the trunk or body of a tree.
	a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

contradictory

954

	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	a. nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
	n. examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
	v. to be in pain or distress.

contraposition

955

	n. a placing opposite.
	v. ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	n. examination of dead body; post-mortem

contravene

956

	v. to prevent or obstruct the operation of.
	a. capable; adept
	adj. of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
	n. a charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

contribution

957

	n. act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
	v. to take when offered.
	n. use of force to get someone to obey

contributor

958

	n. one who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
	adj. invulnerable.
	a. awake; alert
	n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

contrite

959

	n. the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
	v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

contrivance

960

	n. the act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
	v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
	v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
	v. to teach or imbue with the doctrines of calvinism.

contrive

961

	v. form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	v. to smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
	n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	n. the state of being hard and insensible.

control

962

	n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
	v. to exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
	n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
	n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.

controller

963

	n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
	n. one who or that which regulates or directs.
	n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power

contumacious

964

	adj. rebellious.
	v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	adj. notoriously bad.
	adj. capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.

contumacy

965

	n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
	adj. broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
	v. to contend angrily or zealously in words.
	n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans

contuse

966

	n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
	v. refrain from buying or using
	n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
	v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.

contusion

967

	n. the state of being adjacent.
	n. a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
	n. injury that doesn't break the skin
	a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

convalesce

968

	n. politeness.
	v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
	v. recover gradually from an illness
	a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air

convalescence

969

	v. make amends for; reimburse
	n. the state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
	adj. having or resembling human form.
	v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

convalescent

970

	n. proximity.
	adj. recovering health after sickness.
	v. to take when offered.
	v. to blend.

convene

971

	n. science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification
	n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
	n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	v. cause to come together formally

convenience

972

	n. state of being suitable
	a. of the same kin; related by blood
	v. cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
	adv. an expression of assent.

converge

973

	v. approach; tend to meet; come together
	adj. tending to one point.
	a. having power to advice; containing advice
	n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

convergent

974

	a. skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	adj. tending to one point.
	v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

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