PTE Word List for Academic| Match Practice

PTE for Academic Words

Group (A B) - Matching Quizzes

abbreviation

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	astonish; affect with wonder
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	shortening something by omitting parts of it

abnormal

	the center around which something rotates; pivot
	set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
	unusual; not typical; not normal
	act of being present

abolish

	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
	mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

aboriginal

	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	trade goods or services without the exchange of money
	approach; come near

abort

	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
	large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; branch of army in use of large weapons
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy

abound

	cause pain, suffering or distress
	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	be full of; be plentiful

abrasion

	scratch; friction
	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
	edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
	capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

abridge

	the center around which something rotates; pivot
	raise; advance; push or shove upward
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings

abrupt

	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries

absorb

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
	offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense

abstract

	over-regulated administrative system
	able to live both on land and in water
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

abundance

	game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	cause pain, suffering or distress
	great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing

accelerate

	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

accessory

	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

acclaim

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	applaud; announce with great approval
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

accommodate

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election

accommodation

	single celled organism with no nucleus
	place of refuge or shelter; protection
	living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

accompany

	travel with; be associated with
	state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	shortening something by omitting parts of it
	raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate

accord

	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance; moral stain or blot
	wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states

accountable

	pamphlet; small book usually having paper cover
	approach; come near
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained

accumulate

	of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
	pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging

accuser

	one who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

achieve

	state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
	small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

acquaint

	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	dividing line; border; frontier
	replace or enhance human labor with machines
	inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquire

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states

acquisition

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	even though; although; notwithstanding
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

activate

	raise; advance; push or shove upward
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of

acute

	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

adapt

	something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
	sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult

addict

	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting

adept

	refrain from buying or using
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

adequate

	in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
	think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought

adhere

	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	one who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault
	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped

adjacent

	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

adjoin

	approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on
	breaking of contract or duty
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

administer

	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

administrate

	administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
	come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

admission

	feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
	great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing

adolescence

	state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
	works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner

advent

	promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
	plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
	one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; vendor, especially on train or in theater
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adverse

	make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

advertise

	arranged in customary order of the letters of a language
	book of literary selections by various authors
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of

advocate

	sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

aerial

	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	ambition; longing
	two-sided; mutual

aesthetic

	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	climb; mount
	randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

affiliate

	associate; incorporate
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	breaking of contract or duty

affirm

	travel with; be associated with
	assert; confirm
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

affix

	put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
	even though; although; notwithstanding
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging

afflict

	cause pain, suffering or distress
	case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art

aggregate

	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
	something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance; moral stain or blot
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

agitation

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
	set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts

agony

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
	be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water

agreeable

	ready to consent or submit; acceptable
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
	grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground

airing

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
	exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast

albeit

	unusual; not typical; not normal
	amid; in the middle of; among
	even though; although; notwithstanding
	case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors

alienate

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
	two-sided; mutual

allege

	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
	something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
	mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
	state without proof; assert to be true

allegiance

	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

alleviate

	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience

allocate

	one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
	unusual; not typical; not normal
	public records; place where public records are kept
	assign; distribute according to plan

allot

	instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water
	over-regulated administrative system
	parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

allowance

	amid; in the middle of; among
	approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting
	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose

alloy

	graze; skim or glance at casually
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

alongside

	along or by the side; side by side with
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

alphabetical

	arranged in customary order of the letters of a language
	brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy

alter

	graze; skim or glance at casually
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

alternate

	put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water

altitude

	elevation especially above sea level; height
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	unusual; not typical; not normal
	considerable; perceptible

amateur

	made by humans; produced rather than natural.
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

amaze

	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	astonish; affect with wonder
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

ambiguity

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
	administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of

ambiguous

	military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
	case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors

ambitious

	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
	be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water

amend

	astonish; affect with wonder
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	fasten; append; add on; secure to something
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

amends

	grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
	give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

amid

	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

amidst

	amid; in the middle of; among
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	two-sided; mutual

ammunition

	military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
	sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast

amphibian

	preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
	one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
	in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
	able to live both on land and in water

ample

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
	strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large

amplify

	approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
	the center around which something rotates; pivot

amuse

	occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
	extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
	perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	one who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault

analogy

	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
	strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
	beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

analyse

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	able to live both on land and in water
	resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately

analytical

	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
	ambition; longing
	case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors

ancestor

	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought

anchor

	dividing line; border; frontier
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
	beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

anecdote

	resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

annihilate

	pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
	beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer

annoy

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
	one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

annuity

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of

antagonism

	flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
	extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
	inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

antarctic

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

anthem

	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience

anthology

	something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance; moral stain or blot
	playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
	book of literary selections by various authors
	tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals

anthropology

	make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
	list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

antibiotic

	refrain from buying or using
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

anticipate

	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	replace or enhance human labor with machines
	pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; branch of army in use of large weapons

anticipation

	boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
	something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence

antonym

100

	packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	word of opposite meaning; counter term

apologetic

101

	trade goods or services without the exchange of money
	inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense

apparatus

102

	dividing line; border; frontier
	a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
	extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
	mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

apparent

103

	extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
	lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	ready to consent or submit; acceptable
	capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

append

104

	shut eyes briefly; wink
	in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
	tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
	attach; add as supplement or appendix

appendix

105

	nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	something appended or added
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

applaud

106

	empower; give permission for; sanction
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame

appliance

107

	applaud; announce with great approval
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	astonish; affect with wonder
	drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

applicant

108

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	candidate
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	astonish; affect with wonder

appraisal

109

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

appreciable

110

	considerable; perceptible
	of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
	pile up; collect; mount up; increase

apprentice

111

	goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
	pamphlet; small book usually having paper cover
	nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner

approximate

112

	flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
	forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
	set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
	approach; come near

apt

113

	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
	flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

aptitude

114

	attach; add as supplement or appendix
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
	one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office

aquarium

115

	liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	majority; main part; volume; mass
	tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals

aquatic

116

	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	shortening something by omitting parts of it
	beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	majority; main part; volume; mass

arbitrary

117

	randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly

arc

118

	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
	spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing

arch

119

	living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
	any part of a curved line
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
	more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large

archaic

120

	nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated

architect

121

	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
	perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together

archives

122

	a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
	public records; place where public records are kept

ardent

123

	liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

arduous

124

	state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
	make white or colorless; blanch
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

arena

125

	wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
	extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

arise

126

	come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

armour

127

	spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
	make white or colorless; blanch
	table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
	defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons

arouse

128

	considerable; perceptible
	made by humans; produced rather than natural.
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

array

129

	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
	set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
	be next to; be contiguous to; border on

articulate

130

	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	place of refuge or shelter; protection
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

artificial

131

	public records; place where public records are kept
	made by humans; produced rather than natural.
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

artillery

132

	large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; branch of army in use of large weapons
	appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

ascend

133

	something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
	climb; mount

ascent

134

	extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
	fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
	upward slope or grade; movement upward
	boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering

ascertain

135

	flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts

ascribe

136

	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	elevation especially above sea level; height
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

aspect

137

	great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

aspiration

138

	put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
	replace or enhance human labor with machines
	hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
	ambition; longing

aspire

139

	nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	public records; place where public records are kept
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

assassination

140

	raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty

assemble

141

	put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
	breaking of contract or duty
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

assert

142

	one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
	declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
	displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
	in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation

assess

143

	made by humans; produced rather than natural.
	associate; incorporate
	estimate value; judge worth of something
	sports man; one who contended for prize in public games

asset

144

	breaking of contract or duty
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
	the center around which something rotates; pivot

assign

145

	book of literary selections by various authors
	appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging

assorted

146

	cause pain, suffering or distress
	modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	varied; miscellaneous
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

assumption

147

	climb; mount
	something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
	capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
	act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

assurance

148

	the center around which something rotates; pivot
	promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

astound

149

	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
	applaud; announce with great approval
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

astronomy

150

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
	branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

asylum

151

	place of refuge or shelter; protection
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
	extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle

athlete

152

	achieve or accomplish; gain
	randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
	flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity

atlas

153

	preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
	boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
	a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
	act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls

attach

154

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

attain

155

	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	achieve or accomplish; gain

attendance

156

	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	act of being present

attendant

157

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; branch of army in use of large weapons
	single celled organism with no nucleus
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote

attribute

158

	travel with; be associated with
	essential quality; reputation; honor
	appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
	playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

audible

159

	perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity

audit

160

	occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
	inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
	packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money

auditorium

161

	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
	varied; miscellaneous

augment

162

	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	majority; main part; volume; mass
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock

authentic

163

	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
	affect with wonder; surprise; shock
	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

author

164

	plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer

authoritative

165

	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
	state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

authorize

166

	set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
	empower; give permission for; sanction
	properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

automate

167

	liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
	replace or enhance human labor with machines
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
	majority; main part; volume; mass

automatic

168

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
	mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

automation

169

	rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
	great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
	act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
	condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

automobile

170

	travel with; be associated with
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway

autonomy

171

	independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
	govern; supervise; give or apply medications
	gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

auxiliary

172

	assert; confirm
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts

avail

173

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

avalanche

174

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	astonish; affect with wonder
	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	great mass of falling snow and ice

avert

175

	inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
	prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

aviation

176

	preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
	unusual; not typical; not normal
	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

axis

177

	the center around which something rotates; pivot
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	climb; mount
	made by humans; produced rather than natural.

backward

178

	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
	majority; main part; volume; mass

bacterium

179

	trade goods or services without the exchange of money
	one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; vendor, especially on train or in theater
	single celled organism with no nucleus
	estimate value; judge worth of something

badminton

180

	sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
	strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
	game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
	modify; cause to change; make different; convert

baffle

181

	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
	show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
	randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

ballot

182

	make white or colorless; blanch
	printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
	obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit

bamboo

183

	over-regulated administrative system
	climb; mount
	plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

ban

184

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	state without proof; assert to be true
	official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
	tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together

bandage

185

	strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
	tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
	gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
	a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables

banish

186

	graze; skim or glance at casually
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
	drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
	dividing line; border; frontier

bankrupt

187

	turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	penniless, without any money; financially ruined
	replace or enhance human labor with machines

banquet

188

	self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
	feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
	attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

bark

189

	a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
	sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog

barometer

190

	instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
	coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
	exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast

barren

191

	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
	occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
	travel with; be associated with

barricade

192

	one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
	instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
	unusual; not typical; not normal

barrier

193

	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
	obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	trade goods or services without the exchange of money

barter

194

	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
	opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	trade goods or services without the exchange of money

batch

195

	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
	quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

bathe

196

	modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

batter

197

	beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
	injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
	beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
	packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money

bead

198

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing
	varied; miscellaneous
	do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

beautician

199

	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	achieve or accomplish; gain
	one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
	strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds

beforehand

200

	of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
	area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
	in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
	word of opposite meaning; counter term

beneficial

201

	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

berth

202

	raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
	liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained

beset

203

	pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

beverage

204

	liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
	a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
	word of opposite meaning; counter term
	continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

bewilder

205

	two-sided; mutual
	sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
	lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

bias

206

	preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
	shortening something by omitting parts of it
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals

bibliography

207

	list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
	spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
	defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
	mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

bilateral

208

	two-sided; mutual
	theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

bilingual

209

	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

bind

210

	disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
	tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

biography

211

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	modify; cause to change; make different; convert
	appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
	raise; advance; push or shove upward

bitumen

212

	mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
	a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action

blaze

213

	single celled organism with no nucleus
	brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	climb; mount
	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

bleach

214

	art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	make white or colorless; blanch
	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

bleak

215

	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	the center around which something rotates; pivot
	cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blend

216

	combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	place of refuge or shelter; protection

blink

217

	shut eyes briefly; wink
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

bloc

218

	set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
	grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
	a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

bloom

219

	flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
	considerable; perceptible

blossom

220

	compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
	broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
	helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

blot

221

	spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
	preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
	active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	fasten; annex; be in contact with

blunder

222

	serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
	quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

blunt

223

	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
	randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
	reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts

blur

224

	in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
	something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance; moral stain or blot
	travel with; be associated with
	table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

blush

225

	able to live both on land and in water
	become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
	defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons

boast

226

	show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
	demanding great effort or labor; difficult
	sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
	desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

boil

227

	word of opposite meaning; counter term
	be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office

bookcase

228

	act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
	approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting
	case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
	replace or enhance human labor with machines

bookkeeper

229

	helper, additional or subsidiary
	one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
	great mass of falling snow and ice
	space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

bookstall

230

	an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
	assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	stall where books are sold, as on a street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale

boost

231

	in the middle of; among; surrounded by
	a part or division of intestine; interior of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver, brain
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	raise; advance; push or shove upward

boundary

232

	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
	public records; place where public records are kept
	dividing line; border; frontier

bounty

233

	provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
	even though; although; notwithstanding
	stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy

bouquet

234

	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
	book of literary selections by various authors
	small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

bowel

235

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	arranged in customary order of the letters of a language
	a part or division of intestine; interior of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver, brain
	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

boycott

236

	refrain from buying or using
	assert; confirm
	state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

brace

237

	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
	expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
	playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
	state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

brake

238

	a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
	a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
	case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
	one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office

brashness

239

	broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive

breach

240

	aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
	give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
	penniless, without any money; financially ruined
	breaking of contract or duty

breakthrough

241

	act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
	boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	along or by the side; side by side with

breed

242

	raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
	of analysis; resolving into elements or parts

brew

243

	great mass of falling snow and ice
	boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
	extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle

brink

244

	act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge

brisk

245

	brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

brochure

246

	not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	ready to consent or submit; acceptable
	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	pamphlet; small book usually having paper cover

bronze

247

	change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
	amid; in the middle of; among
	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
	official prohibition; decree that prohibits something

brood

248

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
	spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
	be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water

browse

249

	graze; skim or glance at casually
	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; branch of army in use of large weapons
	act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

bruise

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	aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
	similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
	injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
	liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained

buckle

251

	additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
	excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
	strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
	fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

buffet

252

	think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
	having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
	promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
	table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

bulb

253

	living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
	rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
	fasten; annex; be in contact with
	move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

bulge

254

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
	insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
	give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of

bulk

255

	majority; main part; volume; mass
	of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

bulletin

256

	attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
	brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
	loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

bumper

257

	pile up; collect; mount up; increase
	something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
	large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; branch of army in use of large weapons
	lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

bundle

258

	raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
	drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
	assert; confirm
	packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money

bungalow

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	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
	considerable; perceptible
	come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
	made by humans; produced rather than natural.

buoyant

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	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

bureaucracy

261

	acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
	over-regulated administrative system
	along or by the side; side by side with
	in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation

burgeon

262

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
	cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
	something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

burial

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	grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
	helper, additional or subsidiary
	wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
	single celled organism with no nucleus

burrow

264

	edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
	grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
	liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained
	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging

bustle

265

	playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	consisting of, relating to, or being in water
	grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground

butcher

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	amid; in the middle of; among
	one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; vendor, especially on train or in theater
	perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
	speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

butterfly

267

	no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
	table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
	insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings

bypass

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	act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
	stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
	channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

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