4000 IELTS Academic Words List -3

4000 IELTS Academic Words

Group (3) - Matching Quizzes

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cab

	pertaining to the universe; vast
	any plant with long, hard, elastic stems; walking stick
	taxi; one-horse vehicle for public hire
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

cabin

	endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
	enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
	complication
	small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

cabinet

	act of constructing or building something
	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	cut; sculpt
	blend; union

cable

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	any object that can be used to hold things
	cool; freeze
	very strong thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire

cafe

	round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
	coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served
	tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
	hole; cavern; hollow area within the body

cafeteria

	restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
	plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together

calculate

	business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
	concerning; simultaneous
	cut; sculpt
	compute; determine; estimate

calculation

	small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
	tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
	planning something carefully and intentionally
	move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground

calendar

	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
	accompanying
	orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days

calm

	work or act together toward a common end or purpose
	overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect
	make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
	freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity

calorie

	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
	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
	performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord

campaign

	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful

campus

	group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
	field where the buildings of a university are situated
	dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point

canal

	artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
	sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
	cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

canary

	agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	measure of temperature, used widely in Europe
	pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance

cancel

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	revoke; call off; omit or delete
	change something into another form; transform
	fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

cancellation

	design or study drawn of full size to serve as a model for transferring or copying; drawing depicting a humorous situation
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	protect or fight for as first place

candid

	straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	tendency to keep together
	three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study

candidate

	three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
	person who is considered for something; person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor

cane

	bloody
	stream; flow; up-to-date; present
	any plant with long, hard, elastic stems; walking stick
	informal; purposeless; occurring by chance

cannon

	great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung
	an expert who gives advice
	bend or turn gradually from a given direction, as road curves to the right
	division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society

canon

	part of military force which serves on horseback
	spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
	make amends for; reimburse
	law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

canteen

	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	assured; having or marked by assurance
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	desire to know or learn

canvas

	heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
	profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
	something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
	measure of temperature, used widely in Europe

canvass

	difficult to analyze or understand
	determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
	familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
	artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct

capability

	round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
	place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
	quality of being capable; capacity; skill
	activity or gift that benefits the public at large

capable

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	having the ability required for a specific task

capacity

	judgment that someone is guilty of crime; strongly held belief
	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
	mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
	pertaining to the universe; vast

cape

	bribery; fraud
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
	special group delegated to consider some matter
	piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment

capital

	central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of face
	planning something carefully and intentionally
	wealth in form of money or property; assets available for use; city that is the official seat of government
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

caption

	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
	title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	a commissioned military officer

captive

	having three dimensions
	prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion

capture

	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	planning something carefully and intentionally
	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem
	complication

card

	restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
	special group delegated to consider some matter
	flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic; business card; credit card
	small room or apartment; room for privacy

cardinal

	cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
	chief; serving as an essential component
	cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
	act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation

career

	profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
	relative; based on, or involving comparison
	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

careful

	full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious
	small section of filmed or filed material
	concerning; simultaneous
	relative; based on, or involving comparison

careless

	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
	negligent; taking insufficient care
	decay; erosion
	quality of being capable; capacity; skill

cargo

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
	send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
	money collected under a tariff

carol

	set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
	round dance; a song of joy; song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
	talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass

carpenter

	state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass

carrier

	stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
	small room or apartment; room for privacy
	group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
	one that carries or conveys; messenger

carrot

	traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
	fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
	root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color
	team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise

carry

	light and humorous drama with a happy ending
	convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear
	round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
	knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful

cart

	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
	find or declare guilty
	thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	fact or state of having been created; act of investing with a new office or title

carton

	cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	fellow worker; associate; co-worker

cartoon

	design or study drawn of full size to serve as a model for transferring or copying; drawing depicting a humorous situation
	include; incorporate; be capable of holding
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	done with or working with others

carve

	full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious
	serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	associate; partner
	cut; sculpt

carving

	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic; business card; credit card
	highest in office or rank; principal; head
	act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation

cash

	any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency
	presently; at the present time

cashier

	simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	any small compartment
	give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
	one who has charge of money; cash keeper

cassette

	mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

cast

	state of being suitable
	assign the roles of; choose at random
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	additional proof that something that was believed

casual

	informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	fact or state of having been created; act of investing with a new office or title
	cell; compartment; room
	lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats

casualty

	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	highest in office or rank; principal; head
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	negligent; taking insufficient care

catalyst

	makeup; constitution; writing; essay
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

catastrophe

	being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	definitive; decisive; final
	enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end

catch

	do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
	sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
	convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear
	capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time

category

	group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
	bend or turn gradually from a given direction, as road curves to the right
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear

cater

	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
	supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
	element; ingredient; abstract part of something

cathedral

	change; transformation
	traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
	church; temple
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation

catholic

	money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
	broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
	pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	praise; assign great social importance to

cause

	seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
	something produces a result; basis for an action or response; a reason
	make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
	order or injunction given by authority; command; charge; act of commanding; exercise of authority

caution

	freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

cautious

	team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	conservative; careful
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

cavalry

	part of military force which serves on horseback
	fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	include; consist of; be composed of
	element; ingredient; abstract part of something

cavern

	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality

cavity

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order

cease

	out of the way; completely away
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
	include; incorporate; be capable of holding

celebrate

	make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	praise; assign great social importance to
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	definitive; decisive; final

cell

	periodically repeated sequence of events; long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire
	blend; fuse; merge
	assigning to a class or category
	any small compartment

cellar

	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	judgment that someone is guilty of crime; strongly held belief
	fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree

cement

	any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	make up; form something
	soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling

cemetery

	place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
	upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	bend or turn gradually from a given direction, as road curves to the right

censor

	something produces a result; basis for an action or response; a reason
	small room or apartment; room for privacy
	compression
	overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content

centigrade

	of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
	bloody
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	measure of temperature, used widely in Europe

cereal

	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	carry from one place to another; bear or transport
	make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

ceremonial

	ritual; ceremony or rite
	overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect
	having knowledge of ; special awareness or sensitivity:
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

ceremony

	quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
	formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
	blend; fuse; merge
	coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served

certainty

	overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect
	ordinary; having no remarkable features
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness

certificate

	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality

certify

	give certain information to; assure; make certain
	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement

chalk

	quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
	soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, used as a drawing implement
	act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation
	assign the roles of; choose at random

challenge

	yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
	enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
	root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color
	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to

chamber

	cell; compartment; room
	a commissioned military officer
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	something formed in the mind; thought or notion

champion

	protect or fight for as first place
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	status of being a champion; position or title of a winner

championship

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
	interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
	do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted

channel

	passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
	process of making things clearer or easier to understand
	cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
	quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass

chaos

	definitive; decisive; final
	disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	bend or turn gradually from a given direction, as road curves to the right
	smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts

chap

	crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy
	any small compartment
	controvertible; disputable
	having three dimensions

chapter

	mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
	performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord
	division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
	quality of being capable; capacity; skill

character

	part; nature; description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate

characteristic

	worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
	feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness

characterize

	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
	simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

charcoal

	blend; union
	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
	region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
	form into coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral

charge

	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
	field where the buildings of a university are situated

charity

	activity or gift that benefits the public at large
	profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem

charm

	broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
	coins collectively
	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit

chart

	wealth in form of money or property; assets available for use; city that is the official seat of government
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators

charter

100

	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
	license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
	revoke; call off; omit or delete

chase

101

	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	status of a citizen with rights and duties
	pursue for the purpose of killing or taking; hunt; follow as if to catch
	change; transformation

chat

102

	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

check

103

	bump; hit; conflict
	make amends for; reimburse
	church; temple
	stop motion; curb or restrain

cheer

104

	small room or apartment; room for privacy
	expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
	lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

cheque

105

	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
	written order directing a bank to pay money

cherish

106

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order

chew

107

	bite and grind with the teeth
	smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
	find or declare guilty
	do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted

chief

108

	highest in office or rank; principal; head
	awake; alert
	form into coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
	small fragment or piece, especially, a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off

chill

109

	definitive; decisive; final
	protect or fight for as first place
	provide; bestow a quality on
	cool; freeze

chilly

110

	cold
	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	any object that can be used to hold things
	fastening device; firm grip

chin

111

	disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	innumerable; infinite; too many to count
	central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of face
	contentious speech act; argument

chip

112

	formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
	cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
	blend; union

choke

113

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	modern; belonging to the same period of time
	great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

chop

114

	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
	act of constructing or building something
	something produces a result; basis for an action or response; a reason

chorus

115

	out of the way; completely away
	cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	single seed of certain plants, as wheat; grain; small, hard particle

circle

116

	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	praise; assign great social importance to
	round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
	cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid

circuit

117

	electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
	innumerable; infinite; too many to count
	praise; assign great social importance to
	carry from one place to another; bear or transport

circular

118

	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
	ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	round; shaped like or nearly like a circle

circulate

119

	success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome
	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
	associate; partner

circulation

120

	overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states

circumference

121

	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
	man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives
	small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

circumstance

122

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	bloody
	lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
	situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event

circus

123

	worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
	sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

cite

124

	flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic; business card; credit card
	quote; adduce as an instance
	go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
	send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly

citizenship

125

	status of a citizen with rights and duties
	state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
	keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
	overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect

civil

126

	person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
	small room or apartment; room for privacy
	state of being suitable

civilization

127

	orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
	part of military force which serves on horseback
	culture
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

claim

128

	demand for something as rightful or due
	find or declare guilty
	care; being attentive to possible danger
	extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters

clamp

129

	any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
	being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
	disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle

clap

130

	small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
	orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
	serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

clarification

131

	process of making things clearer or easier to understand
	suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs:; near; accessible
	act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
	something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds

clarify

132

	stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
	revoke; call off; omit or delete
	make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	decay; erosion

clash

133

	make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
	quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region

clasp

134

	fastening device; firm grip
	very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
	cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	act of constructing or building something

classic

135

	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
	thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country

classical

136

	make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
	standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially art, architecture, and literature
	full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious
	state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas

classification

137

	fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	concerning; simultaneous
	assigning to a class or category

classify

138

	associate; partner
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

clause

139

	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
	freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
	bring order and organization to; harmonize

clay

140

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
	very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
	business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body

clear

141

	round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
	out of the way; completely away
	exhibiting native good judgment
	bloody

clearance

142

	act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition

clench

143

	process of making things clearer or easier to understand
	contest; fight
	trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
	close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch

client

144

	order or injunction given by authority; command; charge; act of commanding; exercise of authority
	substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
	someone who pays to get goods or services
	cold

clientele

145

	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
	expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
	clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
	relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another

climate

146

	weather condition; atmosphere; environment
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
	bump; hit; conflict

climax

147

	one that carries or conveys; messenger
	upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
	eating or drinking of something
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country

cling

148

	hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	stop motion; curb or restrain
	examine and note the similarities or differences of

clinic

149

	go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
	something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
	healthcare facility for outpatient care
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

clip

150

	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	small section of filmed or filed material
	process of making things clearer or easier to understand

clockwise

151

	in the direction that the hands of a clock move
	small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
	overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces

closet

152

	having three dimensions
	small room or apartment; room for privacy
	contest; fight
	status of being a champion; position or title of a winner

clue

153

	a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature
	quality of being capable; capacity; skill
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	in the direction that the hands of a clock move

clumsy

154

	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs:; near; accessible
	outer layer ; covering; coat; shell

cluster

155

	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
	group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
	compatible; harmonious
	stop motion; curb or restrain

clutch

156

	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize

coach

157

	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
	tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
	planned or accomplished together; combined

coarse

158

	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	stream; flow; up-to-date; present
	bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality

code

159

	give certain information to; assure; make certain
	body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

codify

160

	revoke; call off; omit or delete
	informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle

coherence

161

	someone who pays to get goods or services
	soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, used as a drawing implement
	logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
	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

coherent

162

	flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic; business card; credit card
	controvertible; disputable
	certain, sure
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

cohesion

163

	wealth in form of money or property; assets available for use; city that is the official seat of government
	tendency to keep together
	treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
	substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering

cohesive

164

	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	blame

coil

165

	compression
	improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

coin

166

	make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
	planned or accomplished together; combined

coinage

167

	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
	ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
	coins collectively
	expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism

coincide

168

	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	occur at the same time as; correspond
	volume; something contained; material, including text and images
	talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation

coincidence

169

	act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch

coincident

170

	concerning; simultaneous
	act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	field where the buildings of a university are situated
	definitive; decisive; final

collaborate

171

	work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
	certain, sure
	act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

collaboration

172

	people who buy goods or services
	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country

collapse

173

	breakdown; failure
	circumstance
	state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	hole; cavern; hollow area within the body

colleague

174

	fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
	move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
	make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

collective

175

	small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers; infancy, or very early life
	calculation
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together

collide

176

	bump; hit; conflict
	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	similarity in form or character; agreement
	cold

collision

177

	contest; fight
	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

colonel

178

	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	a commissioned military officer
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

colonial

179

	seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
	of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
	expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
	place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard

colony

180

	region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
	cool; freeze
	agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous

column

181

	formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
	move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously

combat

182

	sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
	struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
	being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb

combination

183

	change something into another form; transform
	blend; union
	work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	people who buy goods or services

combine

184

	complication
	blend; fuse; merge
	act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	calculation

comedy

185

	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
	light and humorous drama with a happy ending
	relatively; in comparison

comic

186

	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	demand for something as rightful or due
	knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous

commander

187

	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	chief; leader
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility

commandment

188

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	order or injunction given by authority; command; charge; act of commanding; exercise of authority
	cell; compartment; room
	thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate

commemorate

189

	large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces
	serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
	revoke; call off; omit or delete
	stream; flow; up-to-date; present

commence

190

	simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
	join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together
	license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services

commend

191

	law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
	express an opinion; remark

comment

192

	close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
	express an opinion; remark
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem

commerce

193

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives

commercial

194

	single seed of certain plants, as wheat; grain; small, hard particle
	give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	express an opinion; remark
	money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market

commission

195

	complication
	chief; serving as an essential component
	affected with madness; insane; deranged
	fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

commit

196

	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
	determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
	quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness

commitment

197

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	modern; belonging to the same period of time
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical

committee

198

	special group delegated to consider some matter
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
	ordinary; having no remarkable features

commodity

199

	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
	quote; adduce as an instance
	presently; at the present time

commonplace

200

	endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
	sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
	worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
	ordinary; having no remarkable features

commonsense

201

	soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, used as a drawing implement
	exhibiting native good judgment
	carry from one place to another; bear or transport
	trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction

communicate

202

	relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
	send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
	bloody
	round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement

communication

203

	soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	fellow worker; associate; co-worker

community

204

	society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
	restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
	relative; based on, or involving comparison
	artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct

compact

205

	fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	cell; compartment; room
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

companion

206

	associate; partner
	capable; adept
	ritual; ceremony or rite
	planned or accomplished together; combined

company

207

	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
	any small compartment
	team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
	convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear

comparable

208

	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	calculation
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

comparative

209

	carry from one place to another; bear or transport
	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem
	relative; based on, or involving comparison
	practice of cooperating; joint operation or action

comparatively

210

	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
	relatively; in comparison
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

compare

211

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	advise; suggest
	examine and note the similarities or differences of
	praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

compass

212

	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
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
	go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround

compatible

213

	harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
	urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
	feeling secure or certain about something
	coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served

compel

214

	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
	pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	stream; flow; up-to-date; present
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force

compensate

215

	ritual; ceremony or rite
	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	make amends for; reimburse

compensation

216

	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	person who is considered for something; person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor

compete

217

	any plant with long, hard, elastic stems; walking stick
	contest; fight
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	small fragment or piece, especially, a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off

competent

218

	capable; adept
	state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
	gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over

competition

219

	done with or working with others
	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
	small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook

competitive

220

	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
	single seed of certain plants, as wheat; grain; small, hard particle

competitiveness

221

	take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	coins collectively
	join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together

competitor

222

	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	makeup; constitution; writing; essay
	one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point

compile

223

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
	occur at the same time as; correspond

complain

224

	overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
	make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
	round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
	an aggressive willingness to compete

complaint

225

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	relatively; in comparison
	expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit

complement

226

	work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
	taxi; one-horse vehicle for public hire

complex

227

	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	written order directing a bank to pay money

complexity

228

	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	general course of conduct; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance; informal dialogue
	complication
	tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region

compliance

229

	contest; fight
	act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation
	expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement

complicated

230

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
	difficult to analyze or understand
	component or part; citizen, voter

compliment

231

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity
	harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
	praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

complimentary

232

	lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
	small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
	expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
	bump; hit; conflict

comply

233

	quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

component

234

	element; ingredient; abstract part of something
	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
	power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit

compose

235

	smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	one who has charge of money; cash keeper
	common; assembled into or viewed as a whole

composite

236

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	compute; determine; estimate
	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
	contest; fight

composition

237

	makeup; constitution; writing; essay
	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
	having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
	support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify

compound

238

	eating or drinking of something
	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to corporation or incorporated body

comprehend

239

	take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
	make amends for; reimburse
	prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
	familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably

comprehension

240

	grasp; ability to understand
	enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
	seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

comprehensive

241

	thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute

compress

242

	division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
	great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung
	stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

compression

243

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	stop motion; curb or restrain
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	hole; cavern; hollow area within the body

comprise

244

	desire to know or learn
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	include; consist of; be composed of
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

compromise

245

	three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
	press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
	standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially art, architecture, and literature
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

compulsory

246

	exhibiting courtesy and politeness; showing regard or thought for others
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing

computation

247

	knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
	act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
	calculation
	artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct

compute

248

	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic; business card; credit card
	overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
	trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction

conceal

249

	support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
	yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
	affected with madness; insane; deranged
	keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete

concede

250

	cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	cut; sculpt
	admit; yield; give up physical control of another

conceit

251

	out of the way; completely away
	overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect
	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition

conceited

252

	seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
	endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
	someone who pays to get goods or services
	out of the way; completely away

conceive

253

	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security

concentrate

254

	lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
	performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord
	bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
	act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem

concept

255

	something formed in the mind; thought or notion
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
	capable; adept

conception

256

	special group delegated to consider some matter
	set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
	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
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

concern

257

	interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
	fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters

concert

258

	quote; adduce as an instance
	decay; erosion
	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
	performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord

concerted

259

	therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently
	cutting away parts to create a desired shape
	planned or accomplished together; combined
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass

concession

260

	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to corporation or incorporated body

concise

261

	revoke; call off; omit or delete
	breakdown; failure
	complication
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

conclude

262

	extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters
	enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
	applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

conclusive

263

	coins collectively
	definitive; decisive; final
	form into coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
	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

concrete

264

	body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
	solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate , and gravel
	plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

concurrent

265

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency

condemn

266

	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
	an expert who gives advice
	meeting of elected or appointed representatives
	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of

condemnation

267

	blame
	quality of being capable; capacity; skill
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	basic, center, or most important part; essence

condensation

268

	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	compression
	money; general acceptance or use
	order or injunction given by authority; command; charge; act of commanding; exercise of authority

condense

269

	makeup; constitution; writing; essay
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	change; transformation

condenser

270

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

condition

271

	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of face
	any plant with long, hard, elastic stems; walking stick
	hole; cavern; hollow area within the body

conduct

272

	bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear
	bribery; fraud
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

conductor

273

	general course of conduct; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance; informal dialogue
	contest; fight
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance

cone

274

	part; nature; description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
	bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure

confer

275

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	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
	any plant with long, hard, elastic stems; walking stick
	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course

conference

276

	meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
	presently; at the present time
	exhibiting native good judgment
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

confess

277

	acknowledge; admit
	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	work or act together toward a common end or purpose
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

confession

278

	arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
	practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
	public declaration of faith
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

confide

279

	disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
	cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
	small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook

confidence

280

	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
	having knowledge of ; special awareness or sensitivity:
	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
	feeling secure or certain about something

confident

281

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	bump; hit; conflict
	contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force

confidential

282

	change; transformation
	informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
	thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
	treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret

confine

283

	lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

confinement

284

	any small compartment
	state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

confirm

285

	being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
	support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
	feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference

confirmation

286

	additional proof that something that was believed
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	confront; oppose
	small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers; infancy, or very early life

conflict

287

	capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
	fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
	group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create

conform

288

	fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

conformity

289

	similarity in form or character; agreement
	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	contest; fight
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass

confront

290

	breakdown; failure
	overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
	fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

confrontation

291

	state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
	arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
	smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

confuse

292

	graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
	cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
	ritual; ceremony or rite
	exhibiting courtesy and politeness; showing regard or thought for others

confusion

293

	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
	awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	bump; hit; conflict

congestion

294

	calculation
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	title; chapter heading; text under illustration
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation

congratulation

295

	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
	state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	presently; at the present time

congress

296

	ordinary; having no remarkable features
	expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
	bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
	meeting of elected or appointed representatives

congressman

297

	large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces
	outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
	fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
	man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives

conjunction

298

	state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
	give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another

connect

299

	join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together
	one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof
	healthcare facility for outpatient care
	success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome

connection

300

	lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
	relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

conquer

301

	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over

conquest

302

	make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
	success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome

conscience

303

	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
	cell; compartment; room
	prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection

conscientious

304

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
	stop motion; curb or restrain
	region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees

conscious

305

	orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
	patron; one that buys goods or services
	work or act together toward a common end or purpose
	awake; alert

consciousness

306

	concerning; simultaneous
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	having knowledge of ; special awareness or sensitivity:
	great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung

consecutive

307

	combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	planning something carefully and intentionally
	following one after another without interruption; sequential

consent

308

	component or part; citizen, voter
	agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
	one of the large landmasses of the earth
	regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

consequence

309

	small room or apartment; room for privacy
	suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs:; near; accessible
	result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition

consequently

310

	scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	acknowledge; admit
	therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently
	social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states

conservation

311

	skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
	having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect

conservative

312

	favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
	breakdown; failure
	gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over

considerable

313

	worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
	calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
	process of making things clearer or easier to understand
	one that carries or conveys; messenger

considerably

314

	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
	substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
	mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
	ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg

considerate

315

	component or part; citizen, voter
	fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
	round dance; a song of joy; song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas

consideration

316

	considerate and thoughtful act
	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another

consign

317

	give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	culture
	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

consist

318

	desire to know or learn
	move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
	work or act together toward a common end or purpose
	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in

consistency

319

	orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
	ordinary; having no remarkable features
	harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
	in an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case; perpetually; continually

consistent

320

	culture
	being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	round; shaped like or nearly like a circle

console

321

	assured; having or marked by assurance
	additional proof that something that was believed
	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
	cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

consolidate

322

	awake; alert
	outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
	tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm

consonant

323

	modern; belonging to the same period of time
	feeling secure or certain about something
	compatible; harmonious
	chief; leader

conspicuous

324

	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	component or part; citizen, voter
	get in touch with; reach
	take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp

conspiracy

325

	bribery; fraud
	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
	plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act

constant

326

	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
	complication

constantly

327

	in an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case; perpetually; continually
	revoke; call off; omit or delete
	design or study drawn of full size to serve as a model for transferring or copying; drawing depicting a humorous situation
	bite and grind with the teeth

constituent

328

	cell; compartment; room
	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
	component or part; citizen, voter

constitute

329

	scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
	act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
	make up; form something

constitution

330

	call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
	chief; leader
	law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something

constraint

331

	close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
	person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
	something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
	form into coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral

construct

332

	room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
	social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

construction

333

	small room or apartment; room for privacy
	concerning; simultaneous
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness
	act of constructing or building something

consult

334

	seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
	make amends for; reimburse
	taxi; one-horse vehicle for public hire
	cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid

consultant

335

	one that carries or conveys; messenger
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	an expert who gives advice
	thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

consume

336

	devour; eat
	gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
	confront; oppose

consumer

337

	thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	people who buy goods or services
	electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

consumption

338

	eating or drinking of something
	freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	accompanying

contact

339

	church; temple
	feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	include; consist of; be composed of
	get in touch with; reach

contain

340

	quote; adduce as an instance
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	include; incorporate; be capable of holding

container

341

	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	something formed in the mind; thought or notion
	weather condition; atmosphere; environment
	any object that can be used to hold things

contemplate

342

	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
	taxi; one-horse vehicle for public hire
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

contemplation

343

	fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation
	quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
	meeting of elected or appointed representatives

contemporary

344

	desire to know or learn
	modern; belonging to the same period of time
	a commissioned military officer
	bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear

contempt

345

	round dance; a song of joy; song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
	agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

contemptuous

346

	scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

content

347

	volume; something contained; material, including text and images
	move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
	money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

contest

348

	one that carries or conveys; messenger
	contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
	soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
	sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure

context

349

	business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
	circumstance
	one who has charge of money; cash keeper
	definitive; decisive; final

continent

350

	one of the large landmasses of the earth
	body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
	pertaining to the universe; vast
	money; general acceptance or use

continental

351

	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
	exhibiting courtesy and politeness; showing regard or thought for others
	of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition

contingency

352

	blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
	condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
	state of being suitable
	group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train

contract

353

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	examine and note the similarities or differences of
	devour; eat
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

contradict

354

	agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
	wealth in form of money or property; assets available for use; city that is the official seat of government
	person who is considered for something; person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
	confront; oppose

contradiction

355

	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

contrary

356

	devour; eat
	convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear
	cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

contrast

357

	examine and note the similarities or differences of
	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
	change something into another form; transform

contribute

358

	provide; bestow a quality on
	outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
	breakdown; failure
	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

contribution

359

	measure of temperature, used widely in Europe
	act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently
	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

controversial

360

	dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
	controvertible; disputable
	feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	difficult to analyze or understand

controversy

361

	pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
	contentious speech act; argument
	flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic; business card; credit card
	sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure

convenience

362

	state of being suitable
	medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil
	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded

convenient

363

	support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
	suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs:; near; accessible

convention

364

	social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
	act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
	highest in office or rank; principal; head

conventional

365

	money collected under a tariff
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
	give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

conversant

366

	enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
	public declaration of faith
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably

conversation

367

	general course of conduct; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance; informal dialogue
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
	medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil

converse

368

	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	something made by people; vessel
	medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil

conversely

369

	in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
	taxi; one-horse vehicle for public hire
	round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow

conversion

370

	sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	change; transformation
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements

convert

371

	constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
	change something into another form; transform
	eating or drinking of something
	awake; alert

convey

372

	chief; leader
	carry from one place to another; bear or transport
	person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle

conveyance

373

	act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
	beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	production of food by preparing the land to grow crops

convict

374

	find or declare guilty
	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
	grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
	coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served

conviction

375

	taxi; one-horse vehicle for public hire
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
	judgment that someone is guilty of crime; strongly held belief

convince

376

	any small compartment
	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
	sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
	overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty

convinced

377

	expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
	certain, sure
	passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
	license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services

cooperate

378

	church; temple
	prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
	periodically repeated sequence of events; long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire
	work or act together toward a common end or purpose

cooperation

379

	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
	cool; freeze
	based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact

cooperative

380

	judgment that someone is guilty of crime; strongly held belief
	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
	carry from one place to another; bear or transport
	done with or working with others

coordinate

381

	pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass
	enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition

coordination

382

	regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
	fastening device; firm grip

cordial

383

	division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
	flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic; business card; credit card
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	gracious; showing warm and friendliness

core

384

	basic, center, or most important part; essence
	mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
	keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
	talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation

cork

385

	lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
	round dance; a song of joy; song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
	part; nature; description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities
	profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan

corn

386

	complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
	one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	single seed of certain plants, as wheat; grain; small, hard particle
	soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling

corner

387

	position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
	innumerable; infinite; too many to count
	change; transformation
	cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

corporate

388

	praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
	smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
	united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to corporation or incorporated body
	state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league

corporation

389

	move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
	business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
	chief; leader
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

correlate

390

	cold
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

correlation

391

	mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
	flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
	relatively; in comparison
	quality of being capable; capacity; skill

correspond

392

	clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	revoke; call off; omit or delete
	compression

correspondence

393

	struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
	outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters

correspondent

394

	fact or state of having been created; act of investing with a new office or title
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
	battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

corresponding

395

	compression
	fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
	fellow worker; associate; co-worker
	accompanying

corrode

396

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	feeling secure or certain about something
	united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to corporation or incorporated body
	suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs:; near; accessible

corrosion

397

	associate; partner
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	decay; erosion
	occur at the same time as; correspond

corrupt

398

	weather condition; atmosphere; environment
	part of military force which serves on horseback
	universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole
	changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted

corruption

399

	an expert who gives advice
	status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
	a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature
	bribery; fraud

cosmic

400

	patron; one that buys goods or services
	pertaining to the universe; vast
	team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object

cosmopolitan

401

	scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
	make up; form something

cosmos

402

	general course of conduct; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance; informal dialogue
	very strong thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
	cell; compartment; room
	universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole

couch

403

	culture
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
	sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
	fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

counsel

404

	advise; suggest
	bend or turn gradually from a given direction, as road curves to the right
	round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
	agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow

countenance

405

	practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
	give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
	feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	associate; partner

counter

406

	make amends for; reimburse
	flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
	profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
	make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge

countermand

407

	an expert who gives advice
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
	assigning to a class or category

counterpart

408

	convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear
	feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another

countless

409

	assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
	innumerable; infinite; too many to count
	make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
	express an opinion; remark

couple

410

	mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
	a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
	improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle

court

411

	society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
	enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building

courteous

412

	substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
	devour; eat
	go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
	exhibiting courtesy and politeness; showing regard or thought for others

courtesy

413

	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	money collected under a tariff
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact

cover

414

	tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	similarity in form or character; agreement
	overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect

coverage

415

	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters
	mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
	include; incorporate; be capable of holding

coward

416

	make up; form something
	enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
	person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
	cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack

crab

417

	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

crack

418

	component or part; citizen, voter
	logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words

cradle

419

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
	small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers; infancy, or very early life
	group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute

craft

420

	act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
	money; general acceptance or use
	something made by people; vessel
	mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship

crash

421

	container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
	cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
	smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts

crate

422

	state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
	large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces
	blend; fuse; merge
	make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

crave

423

	someone who pays to get goods or services
	church; temple
	ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
	large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces

crawl

424

	move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
	having knowledge of ; special awareness or sensitivity:
	being or concerning or limited to a continent
	restrict in movement; circumscribe

crazy

425

	activity or gift that benefits the public at large
	expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
	cool; freeze
	affected with madness; insane; deranged

create

426

	circumstance
	meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing

creation

427

	cold
	enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
	solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate , and gravel
	fact or state of having been created; act of investing with a new office or title

credit

428

	bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

creek

429

	crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy
	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
	act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
	small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook

creep

430

	measure of temperature, used widely in Europe
	one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	small fragment or piece, especially, a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
	move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously

crew

431

	group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train
	money collected under a tariff
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
	having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved

cricket

432

	people who buy goods or services
	invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
	outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
	make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

criminal

433

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
	call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
	one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof

crimson

434

	modern; belonging to the same period of time
	bloody
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

cripple

435

	success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	change; transformation
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb

crisis

436

	dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
	order or injunction given by authority; command; charge; act of commanding; exercise of authority
	soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, used as a drawing implement
	blend; union

crisp

437

	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
	pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
	make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
	coins collectively

critical

438

	one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
	urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance

crook

439

	exhibiting native good judgment
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
	feeling secure or certain about something

crooked

440

	give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
	grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
	improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
	having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved

crop

441

	the top, end, or highest part of anything, especially of plant or tree; grain or other product of field while standing; anything cut off or gathered
	standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially art, architecture, and literature
	accompanying
	include; consist of; be composed of

crossing

442

	change; transformation
	make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
	someone who pays to get goods or services
	traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection

crouch

443

	call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
	a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature
	bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
	bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear

crown

444

	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
	ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty
	church; temple
	small fragment or piece, especially, a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off

crude

445

	being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
	small fragment or piece, especially, a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
	bring order and organization to; harmonize
	move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground

cruise

446

	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
	similarity in form or character; agreement
	sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
	battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

crumb

447

	make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
	small fragment or piece, especially, a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off

crumble

448

	break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
	considerate and thoughtful act
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

crush

449

	controvertible; disputable
	quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
	applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
	press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing

crust

450

	money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
	outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
	serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

crystal

451

	find or declare guilty
	blame
	quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
	having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved

cube

452

	knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
	any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
	done with or working with others

cubic

453

	cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
	fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
	having three dimensions

cubism

454

	an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
	simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

cucumber

455

	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	bite and grind with the teeth
	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously

cultivate

456

	someone who pays to get goods or services
	acknowledge; admit
	therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently
	improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of

cultivation

457

	production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
	move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
	two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
	person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb

culture

458

	act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
	all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
	passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access

cunning

459

	flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic; business card; credit card
	knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
	crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
	examine and note the similarities or differences of

cupboard

460

	a small room or cabinet used for storage space
	compute; determine; estimate
	cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
	any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement

curb

461

	overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
	bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
	act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
	change something into another form; transform

cure

462

	eating or drinking of something
	medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil
	overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect
	skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures

curiosity

463

	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
	firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
	certain, sure
	desire to know or learn

curious

464

	direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
	pertaining to the universe; vast
	difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
	something produces a result; basis for an action or response; a reason

curl

465

	success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome
	form into coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
	calculation
	something formed in the mind; thought or notion

currency

466

	round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
	money; general acceptance or use
	someone who pays to get goods or services
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages

current

467

	public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
	form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
	familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
	stream; flow; up-to-date; present

currently

468

	awake; alert
	presently; at the present time
	freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity
	a commissioned military officer

curse

469

	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
	substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
	small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook

curtail

470

	cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	compute; determine; estimate

curve

471

	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	having three dimensions
	give certain information to; assure; make certain
	bend or turn gradually from a given direction, as road curves to the right

cushion

472

	relatively; in comparison
	soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
	quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
	state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force

custody

473