TOEFL Word List 1600 -3 | Match Practice

TOEFL 1600 Words

Group (3) - Matching Quizzes

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quaint

	odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
	torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
	not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
	country; relating to rural areas

quandary

	practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
	dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
	soak; make thoroughly wet
	force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against

quench

	shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
	be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
	put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
	cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent

query

	roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
	concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
	inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
	astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation

quest

	shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
	act of searching for something
	accurate or careful; complete
	strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure

quote

	cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
	have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
	strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
	often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound

radiant

	brilliant; delighted
	remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
	partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
	imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit

radical

	advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement
	cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
	drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
	point directly overhead in sky; summit

ragged

	torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
	extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
	move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
	tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence

raid

	lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
	academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship
	ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
	search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force

random

	burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
	tear into pieces; raise the fibers of
	without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
	having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress

range

	limits within which something can be effective; variety of different things or activities
	feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
	dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
	extreme pain; anguish of body or mind

ration

	make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
	proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
	send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
	allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations

raw

	lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
	in the natural unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
	not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
	shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture

raze

	spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
	draw or pull behind by a chain or line
	headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
	destroy completely; scrape or shave off

rebellion

	correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
	organized opposition to authority
	move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
	cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy

recede

	uneven; rough; very difficult
	act of receiving; manner in which something is greeted
	argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
	move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension

reception

	act of receiving; manner in which something is greeted
	attractive; appealing
	shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
	give a summary; return to a previous location or condition

recess

	withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
	move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
	having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
	unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace

reciprocal

	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
	concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
	academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship
	remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

reckless

	settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
	inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
	abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
	headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences

reclaim

	unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
	wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
	hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
	bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again

reconcile

	enlist; register formally as a participant; engage for military service
	correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
	popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
	search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force

recount

	way for travel or transportation
	containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete
	narrate or tell; count over again
	color; dye with a color

recrimination

	defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
	denote; mean; indicate
	countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
	not easily moved or disturbed

recruit

	having many talents; capable of working in many fields
	give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
	enlist; register formally as a participant; engage for military service
	full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing

recurring

	small area set off by walls for special use; booth
	become smaller or draw together; compress
	repeated; Returning again; repetitious
	act of receiving; manner in which something is greeted

redeem

	act of receiving; manner in which something is greeted
	purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
	wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
	seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum

redoubtable

	a medicine or therapy; ; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
	sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
	formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
	evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin

refine

	famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
	give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
	act of changing or altering
	purify; make more precise; improve

refute

	disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
	withdraw; take back; draw back or in
	lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
	vigorous in body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic

rehabilitate

	model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
	sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
	substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
	restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute

rehearse

	trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
	pressing; compelling immediate action or attention
	practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
	point directly overhead in sky; summit

reign

	stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
	extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
	sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
	abandon; disown; turn away from; give up

reimburse

	lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
	odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
	pay back for some expense incurred
	range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound

reiterate

	say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
	tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse strongly and violently
	speak; express; send forth with the voice
	destroy completely; scrape or shave off

rejoice

	paddle; walk through relatively shallow water
	dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
	firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
	feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy

rejoicing

	having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
	ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
	of rejoice; feeling and expression of joy and gladness; procedure expressive of joy; festivity
	take on; embark on; assume

release

	strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
	difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
	give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
	remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart

relegate

	assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
	cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
	melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
	shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver

reliable

	worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
	path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
	vigorous in body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
	deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting

relinquish

	integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product
	give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
	involving risk or danger; hazardous
	very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure

relish

	treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
	consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
	take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
	unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable

remedy

	following in time or order; succeeding; later
	late; delayed; moving slowly
	make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
	a medicine or therapy; ; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for

reminisce

	recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
	withdraw; take back; draw back or in
	dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
	color; dye with a color

remit

	late; delayed; moving slowly
	famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
	replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
	send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand

remnant

	tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
	clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
	remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
	careful about money; economical

render

	deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
	cause something happen; set off
	hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
	destroy completely; scrape or shave off

renounce

	melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
	abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
	relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
	strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete

renowned

	logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
	unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
	fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
	famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities

repeal

	give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
	miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
	strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
	revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act

repel

	evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
	a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
	force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
	indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

repercussion

	difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
	give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
	remaining as a residue; surplus
	often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound

replenish

	imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
	having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
	fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
	become smaller or draw together; compress

reproach

	place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
	express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
	withdraw; take back; draw back or in
	give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon

reprobate

	refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
	person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples
	empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
	slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

reproduce

	extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
	write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
	draw or pull behind by a chain or line
	have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy

reprove

	give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
	gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
	voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
	miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily

repugnance

	act of changing or altering
	extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
	paleness; smooth and lustrous; consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax
	careful about money; economical

repute

	avoid deliberately; keep away from
	ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
	deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
	having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress

rescind

	extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
	draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
	containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete
	cancel; make void; repeal or annul

resent

	dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
	of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
	country; relating to rural areas
	feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry

reserved

	pressing; compelling immediate action or attention
	held in reserve; kept back or set aside; marked by self-restraint and reticence
	purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
	fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved

residual

	brilliant; delighted
	felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
	destroy; break up; break into many pieces
	remaining as a residue; surplus

resolute

	enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
	name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
	firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
	move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate

restless

	soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
	having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
	draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
	never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented

resume

	remaining as a residue; surplus
	poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
	affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
	give a summary; return to a previous location or condition

resurrection

	rising again; resumption of vigor; act of rising from the dead or returning to life
	continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
	hang freely; postpone; delay
	existing, happening, or done at the same time

retaliate

	fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
	do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
	cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
	poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

reticent

	inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
	soak; make thoroughly wet
	clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
	express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace

retract

	arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
	withdraw; take back; draw back or in
	timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
	integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product

retreat

	substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
	receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
	outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
	wander; ramble; stroll

retrieve

	consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
	recover; find and bring in; get back
	being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
	careful about money; economical

reveal

	not easily moved or disturbed
	unnecessary repetition, especially for same sense in different words ; redundancy
	extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
	make known; disclose or show

revere

	request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
	exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
	worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
	arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction

revoke

	clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
	void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
	region; portion of the surface of a sphere;
	allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations

riddle

	involving risk or danger; hazardous
	extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
	dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
	pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout

rigid

	stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
	color; dye with a color
	man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
	swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince

rigor

	advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement
	recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
	strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
	huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible

rip

	vigorous in body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
	tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse strongly and violently
	make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
	enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal

ripe

	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
	have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
	continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
	ready; fully developed; mature

risky

	involving risk or danger; hazardous
	evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
	experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
	shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters

roam

	wander; ramble; stroll
	argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
	formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
	wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing

rotundity

	take on; embark on; assume
	being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
	roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
	allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations

rough

	urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
	not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
	exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
	act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance

route

	unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
	way for travel or transportation
	go through or across, often under difficult conditions
	narrate or tell; count over again

rudimentary

	relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
	uniting or knitting together confusedly; knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
	turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
	roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness

rugged

	attractive; appealing
	uneven; rough; very difficult
	location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
	huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible

rummage

	wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
	make an energetic, usually hasty search
	model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
	tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

rural

	country; relating to rural areas
	seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
	extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
	dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat

ruthless

	tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
	spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
	hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
	pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless

salvage

	have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
	arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
	save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
	pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow

sanction

	turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
	extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
	hang freely; postpone; delay
	give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law

sanctuary

	soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
	become smaller or draw together; compress
	place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
	go through or across, often under difficult conditions

sanguine

	strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
	turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
	cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
	lazy; with little movement; very slow

saturate

	way for travel or transportation
	practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
	of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
	soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

scale

	feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
	shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
	climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
	resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion

scan

	cancel; make void; repeal or annul
	having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
	move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
	make a wide, sweeping search of; examine

scant

	guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
	grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
	scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
	of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful

scarce

100

	send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
	stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
	lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
	hard to find; absent or rare; limited

scatter

101

	agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way
	sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
	of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
	astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation

scent

102

	distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
	huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
	plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
	write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines

scholarly

103

	academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship
	worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
	held in reserve; kept back or set aside; marked by self-restraint and reticence
	partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot

scope

104

	give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
	firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
	one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
	range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound

scorch

105

	burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
	countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
	draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
	name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify

scorn

106

	offer formally; extend; propose a payment
	request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
	unnecessary repetition, especially for same sense in different words ; redundancy
	extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain

scrap

107

	small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
	slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
	person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples
	never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented

scribble

108

	write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
	soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
	color; dye with a color
	inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation

scrupulous

109

	robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
	exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
	pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
	stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible

scrutinize

110

	uniting or knitting together confusedly; knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
	examine closely and critically
	comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
	range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound

seasoned

111

	ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
	being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
	experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
	extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:

secluded

112

	odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
	removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
	cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
	factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant

sedition

113

	resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
	of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
	having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
	cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another

seemly

114

	act of receiving; manner in which something is greeted
	imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
	move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
	proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome

sensational

115

	drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
	relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
	having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
	arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction

sentinel

116

	robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body
	vigorous in body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
	one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
	quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed

sequester

117

	of rejoice; feeling and expression of joy and gladness; procedure expressive of joy; festivity
	isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
	felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
	urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste

serene

118

	having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
	examine closely and critically
	completely clear and fine
	path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course

sever

119

	majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
	cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
	comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
	exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey

severe

120

	voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
	serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
	affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
	sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet

shabby

121

	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
	worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
	majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
	torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged

shatter

122

	formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
	ready; fully developed; mature
	destroy; break up; break into many pieces
	go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use

sheer

123

	very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
	deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
	domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
	recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories

shimmer

124

	easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
	climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
	shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
	rising again; resumption of vigor; act of rising from the dead or returning to life

shiver

125

	shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
	hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
	craft; ship; container for liquids
	factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant

shred

126

	bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
	say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
	go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
	a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off

shrewd

127

	give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
	enlist; register formally as a participant; engage for military service
	clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in

shrill

128

	limits within which something can be effective; variety of different things or activities
	violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
	lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
	acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound

shrink

129

	containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete
	comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
	hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
	become smaller or draw together; compress

shun

130

	avoid deliberately; keep away from
	way for travel or transportation
	marked by or given to doubt; questioning
	false; counterfeit; forged; illogical

shy

131

	rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
	receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
	model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
	timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful

significant

132

	fairly large; important in effect or meaning
	having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
	location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
	disprove; prove to be false or incorrect

signify

133

	isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
	impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
	trick or stratagem practiced for deception
	denote; mean; indicate

simulate

134

	having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
	existing, happening, or done at the same time
	make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
	make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks

simultaneous

135

	existing, happening, or done at the same time
	feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
	state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
	model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class

singular

136

	consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
	equivalent in effect or value
	unique; extraordinary; being only one
	slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

sip

137

	drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, as liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
	put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
	showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing capacity for endurance
	give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon

skeptical

138

	marked by or given to doubt; questioning
	involving risk or danger; hazardous
	wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
	tear into pieces; raise the fibers of

sketch

139

	draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
	trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
	easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
	go through or across, often under difficult conditions

sketchy

140

	abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
	continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
	containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete
	correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent

slack

141

	academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship
	tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
	sink; immerse; put under water
	area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers

slander

142

	destroy completely; scrape or shave off
	never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented
	sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
	defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone

slender

143

	guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
	without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
	draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
	having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin

slim

144

	strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
	beginner in learning something; novice
	a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
	small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build

sluggish

145

	urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
	having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
	lazy; with little movement; very slow
	recover; find and bring in; get back

smolder

146

	miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
	extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:
	offer formally; extend; propose a payment
	burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

snare

147

	relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
	full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
	trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
	subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement

soak

148

	correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
	voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
	never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented
	cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously

sojourn

149

	victory; win; expressing great joy
	temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
	watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
	put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy

solace

150

	of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
	solemn promise made to God; promise of fidelity; pledge of love or affection
	slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
	comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress

solicit

151

	receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
	request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
	stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
	partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot

somber

152

	act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
	swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
	gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
	small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant

sophisticated

153

	firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
	wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
	withdraw; take back; draw back or in
	not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull

sophistry

154

	strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
	firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
	wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
	argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic

sort

155

	shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
	kind or species; a class of;
	cancel; make void; repeal or annul
	felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

sound

156

	articles of merchandise; style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
	sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
	remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
	late; delayed; moving slowly

sovereign

157

	utmost height; highest point of a mountain
	having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
	having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
	pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness

span

158

	craft; ship; container for liquids
	request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
	duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
	trick or stratagem practiced for deception

spartan

159

	confirm; prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony
	of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
	way for travel or transportation
	avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined

spawn

160

	scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
	lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
	cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
	inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.

specific

161

	grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
	awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
	extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
	stated explicitly or in detail; definite

specimen

162

	model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
	stated explicitly or in detail; definite
	not easily moved or disturbed
	support; preserve; hold aloft; raise

spectacular

163

	distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
	give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
	wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
	impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand

spell

164

	have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
	name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
	utmost height; highest point of a mountain
	state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering

spin

165

	majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
	integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product
	turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
	moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted

splash

166

	shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
	cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
	worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
	shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture

splendid

167

	stated explicitly or in detail; definite
	shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
	acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
	withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion

splice

168

	tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
	clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
	fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
	give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available

spoil

169

	go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
	reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner
	marked by or given to doubt; questioning
	assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign

sporadic

170

	occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
	miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
	make an energetic, usually hasty search
	act of changing or altering

spot

171

	brilliant; delighted
	cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
	location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
	small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant

spouse

172

	hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
	man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
	dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
	of rejoice; feeling and expression of joy and gladness; procedure expressive of joy; festivity

sprout

173

	quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
	sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
	have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
	worthy of being depended on; trustworthy

spur

174

	firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
	occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
	range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
	urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste

spurious

175

	false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
	without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
	cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
	shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy

squander

176

	hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
	act of receiving; manner in which something is greeted
	spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
	give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law

stable

177

	not easily moved or disturbed
	without an equal; being the only one of its kind
	guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
	soak; make thoroughly wet

stagnant

178

	organized opposition to authority
	cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
	experience; suffer; pass through
	not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull

stain

179

	annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
	victory; win; expressing great joy
	soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
	a state of peace and quiet

stale

180

	guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
	act of striving; earnest endeavor; exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts
	having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
	make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks

stall

181

	recover; find and bring in; get back
	small area set off by walls for special use; booth
	void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
	fall down, as if collapsing

stately

182

	seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
	put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
	fall down, as if collapsing
	majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions

stationary

183

	fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
	quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
	in the natural unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
	rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour

steep

184

	interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
	destroy; break up; break into many pieces
	soak; make thoroughly wet
	treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of

stern

185

	a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
	awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
	one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
	hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding

stoic

186

	small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
	inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
	unnecessary repetition, especially for same sense in different words ; redundancy
	indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

stout

187

	express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
	extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
	spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
	dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat

strenuous

188

	soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
	occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
	removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
	arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;

stretch

189

	withdraw; take back; draw back or in
	of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
	extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
	consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group

strife

190

	act of striving; earnest endeavor; exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts
	extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
	robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
	false; counterfeit; forged; illogical

strive

191

	without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
	clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
	endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
	scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed or a cause of action occurs

stubborn

192

	hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
	torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
	give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
	unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat

stumble

193

	argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
	miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
	trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
	having many talents; capable of working in many fields

stun

194

	surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
	indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
	way for travel or transportation
	miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily

stupendous

195

	make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
	astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
	deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
	experience; suffer; pass through

sturdy

196

	hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
	ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
	melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
	robust; strong; substantially made or constructed

sublime

197

	shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
	silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
	remaining as a residue; surplus
	of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic

submerge

198

	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
	make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
	sink; immerse; put under water
	difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly

subsequent

199

	cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
	following in time or order; succeeding; later
	impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
	spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely

subside

200

	extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
	disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
	settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
	isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

subsidiary

201

	subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
	ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
	contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
	interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly

substantial

202

	move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
	draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
	victory; win; expressing great joy
	fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built

subterranean

203

	sink; immerse; put under water
	cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
	slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
	hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground

subtle

204

	held in reserve; kept back or set aside; marked by self-restraint and reticence
	take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
	a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
	slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

succumb

205

	ready; fully developed; mature
	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
	craft; ship; container for liquids
	void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract

sullen

206

	wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
	lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
	shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
	tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued

summit

207

	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
	utmost height; highest point of a mountain
	lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
	one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard

sundry

208

	argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
	various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
	withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
	factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant

superb

209

	replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
	shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
	disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
	of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful

superficial

210

	a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
	trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
	of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
	stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution

supplant

211

	dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
	occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
	replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
	involving risk or danger; hazardous

supple

212

	violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
	careful about money; economical
	throw up; eject from stomach through mouth; disgorge
	flexible; moving and bending with ease

supplicate

213

	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
	in the natural unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
	ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
	sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions

surfeit

214

	way for travel or transportation
	strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
	eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
	having many talents; capable of working in many fields

surge

215

	outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
	lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
	endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
	high; outstanding; very great or intense

surly

216

	easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
	cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
	rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
	shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver

surmise

217

	sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
	being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
	state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
	guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence

surpass

218

	lazy; with little movement; very slow
	comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
	be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
	argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic

susceptible

219

	imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
	easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
	make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
	often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound

suspend

220

	unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
	soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
	extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
	hang freely; postpone; delay

sway

221

	swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
	high; outstanding; very great or intense
	accurate or careful; complete
	huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible

sweeping

222

	spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
	extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:
	void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
	interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly

swift

223

	academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship
	quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
	rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
	ready; fully developed; mature

synthesize

224

	flexible; moving and bending with ease
	integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product
	voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
	empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

taciturn

225

	of rejoice; feeling and expression of joy and gladness; procedure expressive of joy; festivity
	annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
	say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
	silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse

tact

226

	enlist; register formally as a participant; engage for military service
	strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
	sense of touch; feeling; stroke in beating time; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
	moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted

tactic

227

	fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
	acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
	stated explicitly or in detail; definite
	plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end

taint

228

	worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
	substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
	of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
	contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally

tame

229

	act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
	shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
	various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
	domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

tamper

230

	characterized by unrest or disorder
	indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
	force in an indicated direction; stimulate; excite
	interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly

tangle

231

	fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
	name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
	uniting or knitting together confusedly; knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
	cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another

tantalize

232

	urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
	tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
	spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
	equivalent in effect or value

tantamount

233

	lazy; with little movement; very slow
	make an energetic, usually hasty search
	quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
	equivalent in effect or value

tardy

234

	felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
	extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
	late; delayed; moving slowly

tarnish

235

	fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
	inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
	extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
	make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt

tart

236

	slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
	model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
	a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
	popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use

taunt

237

	denote; mean; indicate
	easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
	reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner
	fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands

tautology

238

	hard to find; absent or rare; limited
	assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
	unnecessary repetition, especially for same sense in different words ; redundancy
	shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant

tawdry

239

	unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
	without an equal; being the only one of its kind
	become smaller or draw together; compress
	cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent

tease

240

	bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
	person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples
	pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
	tear into pieces; raise the fibers of

tedious

241

	move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
	tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
	dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
	shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver

temperate

242

	trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
	restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
	distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
	force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against

tempting

243

	utmost height; highest point of a mountain
	eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
	dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
	attractive; appealing

tender

244

	not easily moved or disturbed
	offer formally; extend; propose a payment
	willing to try new things and take risks; bold
	robust; strong; substantially made or constructed

tenor

245

	subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
	continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
	a state of peace and quiet
	trick or stratagem practiced for deception

tentative

246

	extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
	make known; disclose or show
	hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
	abandon; disown; turn away from; give up

tepid

247

	extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
	moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
	victory; win; expressing great joy
	hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding

tether

248

	majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
	tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
	unnecessary repetition, especially for same sense in different words ; redundancy
	pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless

thaw

249

	express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
	person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples
	attractive; appealing
	melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze

thermal

250

	extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
	relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
	robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
	craft; ship; container for liquids

thorough

251

	sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
	accurate or careful; complete
	pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
	deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief

thrifty

252

	comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
	careful about money; economical
	having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
	late; delayed; moving slowly

thrive

253

	a medicine or therapy; ; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
	evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
	make steady progress; prosper; flourish
	burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

thwart

254

	stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
	act of striving; earnest endeavor; exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts
	hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
	fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built

tilt

255

	fairly large; important in effect or meaning
	having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
	partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
	slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical

timid

256

	draw or pull behind by a chain or line
	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
	place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
	shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy

tint

257

	turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
	cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
	color; dye with a color
	force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against

toil

258

	area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
	act of searching for something
	having many talents; capable of working in many fields
	exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey

tolerant

259

	beginner in learning something; novice
	showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing capacity for endurance
	torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
	hard to find; absent or rare; limited

torpid

260

	having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
	in the natural unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
	conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial
	strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest

torrent

261

	gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
	rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
	experience; suffer; pass through
	support; preserve; hold aloft; raise

torture

262

	treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
	a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
	extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
	worthy of being depended on; trustworthy

toupee

263

	range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
	deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
	partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
	shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture

tow

264

	involving risk or danger; hazardous
	paleness; smooth and lustrous; consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax
	draw or pull behind by a chain or line
	having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress

towering

265

	high; outstanding; very great or intense
	having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
	shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
	model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class

toxic

266

	poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
	lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
	arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
	hard to find; absent or rare; limited

trait

267

	quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
	substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
	not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
	willing to try new things and take risks; bold

trajectory

268

	feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
	path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
	draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
	make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks

tranquility

269

	surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
	give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
	a state of peace and quiet
	worthy of being depended on; trustworthy

transmute

270

	go through or across, often under difficult conditions
	not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
	change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
	draw or pull behind by a chain or line

transparent

271

	hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
	easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
	interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
	ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose

transpose

272

	substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
	make an energetic, usually hasty search
	denote; mean; indicate
	robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body

traverse

273

	change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
	fairly large; important in effect or meaning
	go through or across, often under difficult conditions
	strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure

treacherous

274

	dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
	examine closely and critically
	way for travel or transportation
	refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary

tremendous

275

	cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
	a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
	seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
	huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible

tremor

276

	affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
	shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
	argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic

trepidation

277

	write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
	uniting or knitting together confusedly; knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
	state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
	high; outstanding; very great or intense

tribunal

278

	seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
	brilliant; delighted
	pay back for some expense incurred
	take on; embark on; assume

trickle

279

	shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
	flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
	poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
	search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force

trigger

280

	academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship
	act of changing or altering
	cause something happen; set off
	force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against

triumph

281

	subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
	make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
	rope used in moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor or other fixed object; towing line; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
	victory; win; expressing great joy

trivial

282

	narrate or tell; count over again
	unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
	majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
	a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

tug

283

	force in an indicated direction; stimulate; excite
	pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
	enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
	make known; disclose or show

tumble

284

	fall down, as if collapsing
	move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
	timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
	giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal

turbulent

285

	impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
	poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
	characterized by unrest or disorder
	subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement

turmoil

286

	of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
	arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
	accurate or careful; complete
	state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult

twinkle

287

	open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
	of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
	fairly large; important in effect or meaning
	hang freely; postpone; delay

tyro

288

	beginner in learning something; novice
	take on; embark on; assume
	partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
	open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink

ultimate

289

	imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
	agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way
	path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
	final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme

unbearable

290

	integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product
	unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
	put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
	submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in

uncanny

291

	not easily moved or disturbed
	strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
	open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
	ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose

uncouth

292

	of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
	tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
	agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way

undergo

293

	experience; suffer; pass through
	flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
	cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
	bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again

underlying

294

	lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
	state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
	shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
	slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

underscore

295

	act of searching for something
	feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
	draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
	hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ

undertake

296

	odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
	take on; embark on; assume
	attractive; appealing
	wander; ramble; stroll

ungainly

297

	make steady progress; prosper; flourish
	act of changing or altering
	strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
	awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture

uniform

298

	revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act
	tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse strongly and violently
	give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
	consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group

unilateral

299

	being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
	bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
	slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
	showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing capacity for endurance

unique

300

	majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
	tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
	slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
	without an equal; being the only one of its kind

universal

301

	affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
	destroy; break up; break into many pieces
	craft; ship; container for liquids
	equivalent in effect or value

unruly

302

	experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
	annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
	difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
	lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior

unscathed

303

	difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
	enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
	susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
	not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched

upheaval

304

	violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
	having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
	feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
	unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat

uphold

305

	support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
	small area set off by walls for special use; booth
	cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
	not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched

upkeep

306

	strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
	act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
	cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
	examine closely and critically

uptight

307

	recover; find and bring in; get back
	a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
	being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
	equivalent in effect or value

urge

308

	force in an indicated direction; stimulate; excite
	continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
	deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
	give a summary; return to a previous location or condition

urgent

309

	extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
	not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
	pressing; compelling immediate action or attention
	search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force

usurp

310

	seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
	of rejoice; feeling and expression of joy and gladness; procedure expressive of joy; festivity
	pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
	speak; express; send forth with the voice

utensil

311

	small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
	instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
	unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
	confirm; prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony

utter

312

	characterized by unrest or disorder
	act of striving; earnest endeavor; exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts
	speak; express; send forth with the voice
	containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete

vacant

313

	move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
	void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
	state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
	academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship

vacuous

314

	one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
	cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
	extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
	empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

vague

315

	imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
	take on; embark on; assume
	draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
	act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance

vain

316

	advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement
	quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
	having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
	cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously

valedictory

317

	awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
	extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
	held in reserve; kept back or set aside; marked by self-restraint and reticence
	of speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class

valiant

318

	vigorous in body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
	substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
	violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
	logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded

valid

319

	express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
	act of searching for something
	practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
	logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded

vanguard

320

	advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement
	hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
	draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
	isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

vanish

321

	ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
	showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing capacity for endurance
	seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
	disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out

vanity

322

	extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:
	wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
	quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
	hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive

variable

323

	factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
	having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
	lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
	revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act

variation

324

	slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
	held in reserve; kept back or set aside; marked by self-restraint and reticence
	very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
	act of changing or altering

vast

325

	inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
	large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
	disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
	path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course

vein

326

	blood vessel that carries blood
	cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
	become smaller or draw together; compress
	completely clear and fine

venerate

327

	shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
	quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
	treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
	cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another

venomous

328

	logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
	revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act
	imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
	poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

venturesome

329

	willing to try new things and take risks; bold
	make known; disclose or show
	a state of peace and quiet
	void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent

venue

330

	quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
	scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed or a cause of action occurs
	grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
	sense of touch; feeling; stroke in beating time; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty

verbose

331

	give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
	a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
	torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
	wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words

verge

332

	involving risk or danger; hazardous
	melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
	extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
	pressing; compelling immediate action or attention

verify

333

	confirm; prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony
	awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
	factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
	not easily moved or disturbed

versatile

334

	difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
	sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
	quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
	having many talents; capable of working in many fields

vessel

335

	pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
	sense of touch; feeling; stroke in beating time; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
	not easily moved or disturbed
	craft; ship; container for liquids

vex

336

	draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
	treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
	small area set off by walls for special use; booth
	annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to

viable

337

	a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
	being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
	having many talents; capable of working in many fields
	practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness

vicinity

338

	state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
	organized opposition to authority
	rising again; resumption of vigor; act of rising from the dead or returning to life
	tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

vie

339

	strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
	force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
	roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
	stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution

vigilance

340

	various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
	small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
	felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
	watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention

vigorous

341

	worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
	small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
	robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body
	go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use

vindicate

342

	torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
	clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
	give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
	having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed

visceral

343

	cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
	unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
	state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
	felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

vital

344

	very cautious; on guard; watchful
	denote; mean; indicate
	full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
	region; portion of the surface of a sphere;

vivid

345

	involving risk or danger; hazardous
	kind or species; a class of;
	bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
	urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste

vogue

346

	popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
	stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
	instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
	decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

volatile

347

	void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
	tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
	shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
	susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt

voluptuous

348

	write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
	tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
	fairly large; important in effect or meaning
	giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal

vomit

349

	surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
	kind or species; a class of;
	throw up; eject from stomach through mouth; disgorge
	dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity

vow

350

	save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
	melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
	solemn promise made to God; promise of fidelity; pledge of love or affection
	avoid deliberately; keep away from

vulnerable

351

	susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
	marked by or given to doubt; questioning
	vigorous in body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
	academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship

wade

352

	paddle; walk through relatively shallow water
	model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
	state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
	worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor

wag

353

	move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
	lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
	avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
	shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters

wage

354

	final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
	having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
	hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
	reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner

wail

355

	cancel; make void; repeal or annul
	throw up; eject from stomach through mouth; disgorge
	grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
	watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention

walkout

356

	concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
	bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
	strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
	scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough

wan

357

	late; delayed; moving slowly
	having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
	having many talents; capable of working in many fields
	lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor

wander

358

	temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
	move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
	extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
	open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink

wane

359

	moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
	pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
	exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
	decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

ward

360

	guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
	consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
	hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
	trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only

ware

361

	destroy completely; scrape or shave off
	offer formally; extend; propose a payment
	practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
	articles of merchandise; style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise

warp

362

	rope used in moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor or other fixed object; towing line; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
	open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
	wander; ramble; stroll
	clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

wary

363

	deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
	say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
	fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
	very cautious; on guard; watchful

waxy

364

	make known; disclose or show
	hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
	arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
	paleness; smooth and lustrous; consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax

weary

365

	bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
	avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
	draw or pull behind by a chain or line
	tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued

wholesome

366

	shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
	popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
	containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete
	conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial

wicked

367

	evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
	characterized by unrest or disorder
	integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product
	name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify

widespread

368

	tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
	spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
	following in time or order; succeeding; later
	remaining as a residue; surplus

wile

369

	move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
	make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
	trick or stratagem practiced for deception
	accurate or careful; complete

wily

370

	cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
	astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
	name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
	make a wide, sweeping search of; examine

winsome

371

	path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
	timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
	inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
	agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way

withdraw

372

	extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
	stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
	place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
	remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart

wither

373

	shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
	support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
	fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
	substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange

withhold

374

	refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
	act of receiving; manner in which something is greeted
	rising again; resumption of vigor; act of rising from the dead or returning to life
	logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded

withstand

375

	shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
	paleness; smooth and lustrous; consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax
	stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
	avoid deliberately; keep away from

woe

376

	partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
	deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
	false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
	gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color

wrinkle

377

	rope used in moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor or other fixed object; towing line; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
	a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
	cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
	place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque

yearn

378

	urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
	small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
	violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
	pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness

yield

379

	experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
	give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
	area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
	robust; strong; substantially made or constructed

zealous

380

	enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
	model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
	domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
	acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound

zenith

381

	act of changing or altering
	not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
	point directly overhead in sky; summit
	advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement

zone

382

	region; portion of the surface of a sphere;
	state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
	rope used in moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor or other fixed object; towing line; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
	majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions

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