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1.

abandon

lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme
emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

26.

abundant

plentiful; possessing riches or resources

27.

abuse

improper use or handling; misuse

28.

academic

related to school; not practical or directly
useful; relating to scholarly organization;
based on formal education

2.

abandonment

giving up completely; freedom from
constraint

3.

abbreviation

shortening something by omitting parts of it

4.

abeyance

suspended action; temporary cessation or
suspension

29.

academy

school for special instruction; society of
scholars, scientists, or artists

5.

abide

endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

30.

accede

6.

ability

capacity; skill

agree; give consent, often at insistence of
another; concede

7.

abnormal

unusual; not typical; not normal

31.

accelerate

8.

aboard

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or
into a group, organization, or business

move faster; cause to develop or progress
more quickly; occur sooner than expected

32.

acceleration

9.

abolish

cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

faster rate of improvement; rate of change
of velocity with respect to time

abolition

ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away
with

33.

access

approach; entry; entrance

10.

34.

accessible

11.

abortion

termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan

easily approached or entered; obtainable;
easy to talk to or get along with

abortive

unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an
intended objective; fruitless

35.

accessory

12.

additional object; useful but not essential
thing; subordinate or supplementary item

abridge

condense; shorten; reduce length of written
text

36.

accident

13.

event that takes place without one's
foresight or expectation; sudden, and
unexpected event

14.

abrogate

abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by
authority

37.

accidental

unexpected; unforeseen

abrupt

broken off; very steep; having sudden

transitions from one subject to another

38.

accidentally

15.

inadvertently; by chance; casually;
fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

absence

state of being absent; state of being away

39.

accommodate

16.
17.

absent

go away or leave ; missing; not present

do a favor or service for; provide for;
supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow
for

18.

absolute

perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally
unlimited; certain

40.

accommodation

19.

absolutely

utterly; definitely

living quarters provided for public
convenience; something that meets a
need; convenience

absorb

assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up;
occupy full attention

41.

20.

accompaniment

act of accompanying someone or
something

absorption

process of absorbing nutrients into the body
after digestion; state of mental concentration

42.

21.

accompany

travel with; be associated with

43.

accomplish

succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve;
reach the end of; complete

44.

accomplishment

achievement; fulfillment

45.

accord

settlement or compromise of conflicting
opinions; written agreement between two
states

46.

account

narrative or record of events; reason
given for a particular action or event

47.

accountant

one who maintains and audits business
accounts

22.

abstract

theoretical; not concrete; not applied or
practical; difficult to understand

23.

absurd

preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or
unreasonable; foolish

24.

absurdity

quality of being absurd or inconsistent with
obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment;
logical contradiction

25.

abundance

great or plentiful amount; fullness to
overflowing


48.

accounting

system that provides quantitative
information about finances

49.

accrue

increase, accumulate, or come about as a
result of growth; accumulate over time

50.

accumulate

pile up; collect; mount up; increase

51.

accumulation

increase by natural growth or addition;
concentration

52.

accuracy

quality of nearness to the truth or the true
value

53.

accurate

capable of providing a correct reading or
measurement; performing with care and
precision

54.

accusation

indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is
made against a person or other party

55.

accuse

blame; condemn

56.

achieve

gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

57.

achievement

feat; accomplishment; award for completing a
particular task or meeting an objective

58.

59.

60.

61.

62.

63.

64.

acid

acknowledge
acquaint
acquaintance
acquainted
acquire
acquisition

sour; water-soluble compounds having a
sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or
scornful
declare to be true or admit; express
obligation, thanks
inform about; cause to come to know

personally; make familiar
personal knowledge or information about
someone or something
known by or familiar with another; informed
or familiar
gain through experience or effort; gain
possession of; locate with tracking system
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring
possession of something

65.

across

from side to side; crosswise, or in a direction
opposed to the length

66.

activate

make active or more active; stimulate; make
radioactive

67.

actively

energetically; vigorously; in an active manner;
voluntarily, not passively

68.

actual

true; real; being, existing, or acting at the
present moment; current

69.

actually

truly; really; in fact

70.

acute

quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp
point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

71.

adapt

make fit for; change to suit a new purpose

72.

adaptation

modification; alteration or adjustment in
structure or habits

73.

additional

further; extra; supplemental or added to

74.

additive

addition; supplement

75.

address

make a formal speech to; deal with or
discuss; direct efforts or attention of

76.

adequate

sufficient; enough to meet a purpose

77.

adhere

stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in
accordance with

78.

adhesive

glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds
surfaces together

79.

adjacent

adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

80.

adjoin

be next to; be contiguous to; border on

81.

adjust

adapt; regulate

82.

adjustment

making or becoming suitable; adjusting to
circumstances

83.

administer

govern; supervise; give or apply
medications

84.

administration

management; supervision; people who are
in charge for management; activity of
government for powers and duties

85.

administrative

of or relating to or responsible for
administration

86.

admiration

favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure,
wonder, and approval

87.

admire

regard with wonder or astonishment; view
with surprise; marvel at

88.

admission

act or practice of admitting; power or
permission to enter

89.

admit

permit to enter; receive; provide the right or
a means of entrance to

90.

admittedly

doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner;
confessedly

91.

adolescence

state of growing up from childhood to
manhood or womanhood; transitional
period between youth and maturity

92.

adolescent

a juvenile between the onset of puberty
and maturity;

93.

adopt

accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

94.

adoption

act of accepting with approval

95.

adore

worship with profound reverence; pay
divine honors to; regard with the utmost
esteem and affection

96.

adorn

enhance or decorate with or as if with
ornaments

97.

adornment

embellishment; decoration; something that
beautifies or adorns; ornament

98.

adult

one who has attained maturity or legal age;
fully grown

99.

advance

proceed; move forward; improve; moving
forward

125.

aggressor

one that engages in aggression; person who
first attacks

100.

advanced

improved; highly developed or complex;
ahead of the times; progressive

126.

agitate

cause to move with violence or sudden force;
upset; disturb

101.

adventure

something happens without design; chance;
hazard; risk; danger

127.

agitation

anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

128.

agony

102.

adventurous

valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to
incur hazard or engage in adventures

extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last
struggle of life; death struggle

129.

agreeable

ready to consent or submit; acceptable

103.

adversary

opponent in contest; someone who offers
opposition

130.

agreement

state of agreeing; harmony of opinion,
statement, action, or character

104.

adverse

in opposing direction; harmful or
unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

131.

agriculture

practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

adversity

state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction;
misfortune

132.

105.

aid

person or thing that promotes or helps in
something done; helper; assistant

advertise

give notice to; inform or apprise; make known;
give public notice of

133.

106.

ailment

sickness; illness; affliction

134.

aim

point or direct towards an object or spot with
the intent of hitting it

135.

air

be broadcast on television or radio

107.

advisable

proper to be advised or to be done;
expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice

108.

advocate

speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for;
push for something

136.

aircraft

vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane,
helicopter, balloon

109.

aerial

of the air or atmosphere; produced by or
found in the air; performed in the air

137.

aisle

passageway between rows of seats, as in an
auditorium or an airplane; wing of a building

110.

affect

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

138.

ajar

half-open; slightly turned or opened

111.

affection

fondness; tender feeling toward another;
fondness

139.

alarm

any sound or information intended to give
notice of approaching danger

112.

affectionate

having affection or warm regard; loving; fond;
kindly inclined; zealous

140.

album

113.

affiliate

associate; incorporate

a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank
book, in which to insert autographs sketches,

memorial writing of friends, photographs

affirm

assert; confirm

141.

114.

alert

warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened
watchfulness or preparation for action

115.

affirmation

positive assertion; confirmation; solemn
pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

142.

alien

dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature;
very different place, society, or person

116.

affirmative

confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or
approval; confirming

143.

alienate

117.

afford

pay; provide; have the financial means for;
bear the cost of

cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer
property or ownership; isolate or dissociate
emotionally

144.

alignment

arrangement; association; alliance

118.

affordable

able to pay for

145.

alike

119.

agency

a business that serves other businesses; an
administrative unit of government

similar; in the same manner or to the same
degree

146.

allergic

excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an
allergy

147.

allergy

hyper sensitivity reaction; abnormally high
sensitivity to certain substances

148.

alliance

state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a
union or connection of interests between
families, states, parties

149.

allocate

assign; distribute according to plan

120.

agent

one that acts on behalf of other persons or
organizations

121.

aggravate

worsen; make worse or more troublesome

122.

aggregate

gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

123.

aggregation

several things grouped together or
considered as a whole

124.

aggressive

making assaults; unjustly attacking;
combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly


150.

allot

parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to
each individual concerned; assign as a share
or lot

177.

amid

in the middle of; among; surrounded by

178.

ammunition

military stores or provisions; articles used
in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells

151.

allowance

approval; act of allowing, granting, or
admitting

179.

amount

total of two or more quantities; aggregate;
sum

152.

alloy

combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or
moderate

180.

ample

more than enough in size or scope or
capacity; fairly large

153.

ally

confederate; partner; collaborator

181.

amplification

154.

alone

solitary; by oneself

addition of extra material or illustration or
clarifying detail

155.

along

by the length; in a line with the length;
onward; forward; in company; together

182.

amplify

broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify;
make larger or more powerful; increase

156.

alongside

along or by the side; side by side with

183.

amuse

157.

alter

modify; cause to change; make different;
convert

occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or
entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be

funny; delude or deceive

158.

alternate

happening or following in turns; succeeding
each other continuously; substitute

184.

analogy

similarity in some respects; comparison
based on similarity

159.

alternation

successive change from one thing or state to
another and back again

185.

analysis

study; investigation; process of breaking
down a substance into its constituent parts

160.

alternative

one of two or more things, ideas or courses of
action that may be used; option; choice

186.

analytical

of analysis; resolving into elements or parts

187.

analyze

diagnose; examine

188.

ancestor

forefather; forebear; forerunner or
predecessor

161.

altitude

elevation especially above sea level; height

162.

aluminum

silvery ductile metallic element

163.

amateur

nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a
professional, as in an art

189.

anchor

secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place;
narrate or coordinate

164.

amaze

astonish; affect with wonder

190.

anecdote

165.

amazement

wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder;
astonishment

short account of amusing or interesting
event; short narrative; secret story of
history or biography

ambassador

authorized messenger or representative

191.

angular

166.

sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or
angles; stiff in manner

167.

ambiguity

state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or
uncertainty

192.

animate

endowed with life; alive; living; animated

ambiguous

unclear or doubtful in meaning

193.

animation

168.

act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state
of being animate or alive.

169.

ambition

aspiration

194.

ankle

170.

ambitious

aspiring; having a strong desire for success or
achievement

joint which connects the foot with the leg;
tarsus

195.

annex

append or attach; take possession of;
incorporate into an existing political unit

196.

anniversary

annual; yearly; annual return of the day
on which any notable event took place

197.

announce

herald; give out; proclaim; make known
publicly

171.

ambulance

field hospital organized as to follow an army in
its movements; wagon for conveying the
wounded to hospital

172.

amend

change for the better; improve; remove faults
or errors

173.

amendment

correction; revision

198.

announcement

174.

amends

compensation for a loss or injury; recompense;
reparation

formal public statement; act of making
known publicly

199.

announcer

one who proclaims a message publicly

175.

amiable

good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly
friendly

200.

annoy

disturb, especially by minor irritations;
irritate

176.

amicable

exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not
quarrelsome

201.

annual

occurring or payable every year


202.

annually

yearly; each year; returning every year; year
by year

226.

applicable

capable of being applied; fit or suitable to
be applied; having relevance

203.

antagonism

active resistance; condition of being an
opposing principle, force, or factor

227.

applicant

candidate

228.

application

close attention; work of applying something;
verbal or written request for assistance

229.

apply

exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

230.

appoint

designate; nominate

231.

appointment

act of putting a person into a non-elective
position; arrangement

232.

appreciable

considerable; perceptible

204.

antagonist

one who contends with another, especially in
combat; an adversary; opponent

205.

antarctic

opposite to the northern or arctic pole;
relating to the southern pole or to the region
near it

206.

antibiotic

of or relating to chemical substance that kills
microorganisms and cures infections

207.

anticipate

act in advance of; deal with ahead of time;
predict

233.

appreciate

be thankful for; increase in worth; be
thoroughly conscious of

208.

anticipation

something expected; pleasurable expectation;
wishing with confidence

234.

appreciation

recognition; taste; judgment or opinion,
especially a favorable one

209.

antique

any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

235.

appreciative

210.

antonym

word of opposite meaning; counter term

having or showing a just or ready
appreciation or perception

anxiety

concern something in state of painful
uneasiness; state of restlessness and agitation

236.

211.

apprentice

works for an expert to learn a trade;
beginner; learner

anxious

eager; keen; worried; uneasy and
apprehensive about an uncertain event or
matter

237.

212.

approach

access; method

238.

appropriate

acquire; take possession of for one's own
use; set apart for specific use

213.

anyhow

in any way or manner whatever; at any rate;

in any event

239.

approval

official approbation; endorsement; act of
approving

214.

apart

separately, in regard to space or company; in
a state of separation as to place; aside

240.

approve

ratify; consider right or good; think or speak
favorably of

215.

ape

imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human
actions

241.

approximate

approach; come near

242.

approximately

about; roughly

216.

apologize

beg pardon

243.

apt

217.

apology

acknowledgment expressing regret or asking
pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or
excuse

likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to
learn or understand

244.

aptitude

inherent ability; quickness in learning and
understanding

245.

arbitrary

randomly chosen; determined by chance
or impulse, and not by reason or principle

246.

arbitrator

someone chosen to judge and decide
disputed issue; one having power to make
authoritative decisions

247.

arc

continuous portion of a circle; something

curved in shape

218.

apparatus

a group of parts that work together to
perform given function; appliance or device
for particular purpose

219.

apparent

capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to
view; visible to eye

220.

appeal

attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

221.

appealing

attractive; charming

222.

appendix

something appended or added

248.

arch

any part of a curved line

223.

appetite

instinctive physical desire, especially one for
food or drink

249.

archaeology

study of artifacts and relics of early
mankind

224.

applaud

acclaim; express approval, especially by

clapping the hands

250.

architect

225.

appliance

durable goods for home or office use; device
or instrument for household use

one who designs and supervises the
construction of buildings or other large
structures

251.

architecture

art and science of designing and erecting
buildings; buildings and other large
structures


252.

ardent

displaying or by strong enthusiasm or
devotion; passionate

275.

ashamed

affected by shame; abashed or confused by
guilt

253.

arduous

demanding great effort or labor; difficult

276.

aside

254.

area

plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open
space in a building; the enclosed space;
extent; scope; range

on, or to, one side; out of a straight line,
course, or direction; at a little distance from

the rest

277.

aspect

playing field where sports events take place;
large structure for open-air sports or
entertainments

distinct feature or element in a problem; a
way in which something can be viewed by
the mind

278.

aspirin

invent and offer reasons to support or
overthrow a proposition, opinion, or
measure; debate

white crystalline compound drug to relieve
pain and reduce fever and inflammation

279.

assassination

come up from a lower to a higher position;

come above the horizon; spring up; come into
action

act of assassinating; killing by treacherous
violence; murder of public figure by surprise
attack

280.

assault

attack; onslaught

281.

assemble

put together; bring or call together into a
group or whole

255.

256.

257.

arena

argue

arise

258.

aristocracy

hereditary nobility; privileged class

259.

aristocrat

one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a
community; one of a ruling class; a noble

282.

assembly

gathering; meeting; a group of persons
gathered together for common reason

260.

arithmetic

theory of numerical calculations

283.

assert

261.

armour

defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or
leather, worn to protect the body against
weapons

declare or state with confidence; put oneself
forward boldly

284.

assess

estimate value; judge worth of something

285.

assessment

act of judging or assessing; amount
determined as payable

262.

arms

weapons considered collectively; official
symbols of a family

286.

assign

263.

arouse

excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from
sleep

appoint; allot; make over; point out
authoritatively or exactly

287.

assignment

264.

arrange

put in proper order; dispose in the manner
intended, or best suited for the purpose

task given to students; job; distribution;
appointment

288.

assist

265.

arrangement

composition; order

give help or support to, especially as a
subordinate

266.

array

set out for display or use; place in orderly
arrangement

289.

assistance

activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need
or furtherance of an effort or purpose

267.

arrest

stop or slow down; catch someone's attention;
take into custody

290.

assistant

helper; person who assists or helps someone
else

268.

arrogance

overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest
feeling of personal superiority in rank, power,
or estimation

291.

associate

connect or join together; combine

292.

association

connection, whether of persons of things;
union of persons in a company or society for
some particular purpose

269.

arrogant

arising from feeling or assumption of one's
superiority toward others

293.

assorted

varied; miscellaneous

270.

article

essay; editorial; individual thing or element of
a class

294.

assortment

variety; collection containing a variety of sorts
of things

271.

artificial

made by humans; produced rather than
natural.

295.

assume

suppose; presume; take on; bear

ascend

climb; mount

296.

272.

assumption

something taken for accepted as true without
proof; taking over or taking possession of

273.

ascertain

find out for certain; discover with certainty;
make sure of

297.

assurance

promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence;
freedom from doubt

274.

ascribe

inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified
cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

298.

assure

solidify; guarantee; convince


299.

assured

made sure; exhibiting confidence or

authority; indubitable

326.

attribute

essential quality; reputation; honor

300.

astonish

surprise; shock

327.

auction

public sale of property to the highest
bidder

301.

astound

affect with wonder; surprise; shock

328.

audience

away from the correct path or direction,
either in a literal or in a figurative sense;
wandering

a group of people within hearing; crowd
seeing a stage performance

302.

astray

329.

auditorium

area of theater or concert hall where
audience sits

303.

astronomer

a physicist who studies astronomy

330.

august

304.

astronomical

enormously large or extensive; relating to
astronomy

impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or
admiration

331.

author

beginner, former, or first mover of
anything; creator; originator; one who
composes or writes book or composer

332.

authority

jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact
obedience, command, determine, or judge;
government

333.

authorization

act of giving authority or legal power;

establishment by authority; sanction or
warrant

334.

authorize

empower; give permission for; sanction

335.

autobiography

biography or story written by yourself

336.

automate

replace or enhance human labor with
machines

337.

automatic

mechanized; operating with minimal
human intervention; independent of
external control

338.

automation

act or process of converting the controlling
of a machine or device to a more automatic
system, such as computer or electronic
controls

339.

automobile

self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on
street or roadway

340.

autonomous

self-governing; not controlled by others or
by outside forces; independent

341.

autonomy

independence; self-government or the
right of self-government; selfdetermination

342.

auxiliary

helper, additional or subsidiary

343.

avail

turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit;
promote

344.

available

convenient for use or disposal; not busy,
free; obtainable; accessible

345.

avenge

take vengeance for something, or on behalf
of someone

346.

avenue

way or opening for entrance or exit place;
passage by which a place may be reached;
broad street

347.

average

typical; mean; achieve or reach on average

348.

aviation

art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

305.

astronomy

branch of physics that studies celestial
bodies and universe as a whole

306.

athlete

sports man; one who contended for prize in
public games

307.

atlas

a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables

308.

atmosphere

air

309.

atom

a tiny piece of anything; the smallest
component of an element having the
chemical properties of the element

atomic

of or relating to or comprising atoms;
immeasurably small

311.

attach

fasten; annex; be in contact with

312.

attachment

a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard;
supplementary part; accessory

313.

attack

offensive move; expression of strong
criticism; hostile comment

314.

attain

achieve or accomplish; gain

315.

attempt

action of trying at something

316.

attend

be present at; go to; take care of; tend

317.

attendance

act of being present

318.

attendant

aide; servant; accompanying; person who
participates in a meeting

319.

attention

act or state of attending or heeding;
application of the mind to any object of
sense, representation, or thought

320.

attentive

alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful

321.

attic

story or room directly below the roof of a
building, especially a house;

322.

attitude

posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a
statue

310.

323.

attorney

lawyer; one who is appointed by another to
act in his place or stead; proxy

324.

attract

draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as
the mind, attention; invite or allure

325.

attraction

appeal; a characteristic that provides
pleasure and attracts


349.

avoid

shield away from; prevent

350.

aware

knowing; having knowledge or cognizance

351.

awe

mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread,
and wonder; fear, as of something evil

352.

awful

375.

bamboo

plant of the family of grasses, and genus
Bambusa, growing in tropical countries

376.

band

orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally

377.

bandage

causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or
unpleasant; terrible

strip of woven material, used in dressing and
binding up wounds

378.

bang

a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

379.

banker

person in charge of the bank in a gambling
game; one who owns or is an executive in a
bank

353.

awkward

difficult to handle or manage

354.

awkwardly

in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed
way

355.

axis

the center around which something rotates;
pivot

380.

bankrupt

penniless, without any money; financially
ruined

356.

axle

pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or
which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar or
shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or
carriage

381.

banner

flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs
across the full page

382.

banquet

feast; entertainment of eating and drinking

357.

baby-sitter

383.

bar

person engaged to care for children when the
parents are not home

a counter where you can obtain food or drink;
cafe; strip; stick

384.

barber

haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair
and to shave or trim beards

358.

bachelor

unmarried men; the first or lowest academic
degree conferred by universities and colleges

385.

bare

359.

backbone

support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal
column

lacking the usual or appropriate covering or
clothing

386.

barely

just; only; hardly; scarcely

387.

bargain

agreement between parties concerning the sale
of property

388.

barge

flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight
that is unpowered and towed or pushed by
other craft

360.

backward

directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse;
reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped

361.

bacon

back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

362.

bacterium

single celled organism with no nucleus

363.

badge

distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the
person

389.

bark

game played on a court with light long-handled
rackets

sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by
a dog

390.

barn

frustrate as by confusing or perplexing;
impede force or movement of

an outlying farm building for storing grain or
animal feed and housing farm animals

391.

barometer

instrument for determining the weight or
pressure of the atmosphere

392.

baron

title or degree of nobility

393.

barrel

vessel; large cylindrical container

394.

barren

desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

395.

barrier

obstacle; structure built to bar passage;
boundary or limit

396.

barter

trade goods or services without the exchange of
money

397.

baseball

game played with a bat and ball by two
opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this
game

364.

365.

366.

badminton
baffle
baggage

trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which
one carries one's belongings while traveling;
luggage

367.

bait

harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap

368.

bake

prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat,
either in an oven or under coals, or on heated

stone or metal

369.

balance

being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry;
stability

370.

balcony

platform projecting from the wall of a building

371.

bald

hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

372.

ballet

a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

398.

basement

cellar; storage room

373.

balloon

large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air

399.

basin

374.

ballroom

large room used mainly for dancing

bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding
food or liquids

400.

bathe

wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to
bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self

401.

batter

beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly
and with violence

427.

besides

over and above; separate or distinct from; in
addition to; other than

402.

battery

beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy
artillery; dry cell that produces electric current

428.

bestow

give as gift; present

429.

bet

stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent
issue; amount or object risked in a wager

403.

bay

inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf;
small body of water set off from the main body

430.

betray

404.

bazaar

market consisting of a street lined with shops
and stalls, especially one in the Middle East

be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or
unwillingly

431.

beverage

liquids for drinking, usually excluding water;

refreshment

432.

bewilder

lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with
mazes

405.

bead

small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or
wood, that is pierced for stringing

406.

beak

nib ;horny projecting mouth of a bird

407.

beam

ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long
piece fixed or movable in structure, machine,
or tool

433.

bias

preference or inclination, especially one that
inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair
way

408.

bean

various edible seeds; small oval or roundish
seed, berry, nut, or lump

434.

bid

409.

bear

support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth;
hold up or support

make an offer of; propose; offer in words;
declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or
defiance

435.

bill

carrying another part; patient endurance;
suffering without complaint; act of producing
or giving birth

invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of
particulars, such as a theater program or menu

436.

billion

the number that is represented as a one
followed by 9 zeros

410.

bearing

411.

beat

whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly

437.

bind

412.

become

suit or be suitable to; be worthy of, or proper
for; cause to appear well; grow or come to be

tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make
fast; contract; cohere or stick together

438.

biographer

one who writes a book about somebody's life

413.

beforehand

in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of
preparation

439.

biography

an account of the series of events making up a

person's life; accounts of people's life

414.

behalf

represent; advantage, benefit, interest of
someone

440.

biologist

scientist who studies living organisms

441.

bite

415.

behave

perform; conduct oneself in a proper way

pierce skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting
with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste

416.

behavior

conduct; manner

442.

bitter

417.

belly

part of human body which extends downward
from breast to thighs, and contains bowels;
womb

harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid;
acrimonious

443.

bitterness

sharp and bitter manner

444.

blacksmith

one who forges and shapes iron with a

hammer and anvil

445.

blade

flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of
gramineous plants; cutting part of an
instrument

446.

blame

condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

418.

beloved

greatly loved; dear to the heart

419.

below

under, or lower in place; beneath not so high;
inferior to in rank; unworthy of

420.

bend

strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn
toward some certain point

421.

beneath

lower in place, with something directly over or
on; under; underneath; below

447.

blank

of a white or pale color; without color; empty;
void

422.

beneficial

helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

448.

blanket

423.

beneficiary

person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an
insurance policy or will

heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool,
and having a nap, used in bed clothing

449.

blast

advantage; something that aids or promotes
well-being ; welfare; gain

explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind
or air

450.

blaze

brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

451.

bleach

make white or colorless; blanch

424.

benefit

425.

benevolent

generous in providing aid to others; charitable

426.

bent

determined to do or have


452.

bleed

emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the
body

479.

bore

drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if
with a drill

453.

blend

combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

480.

boring

uninteresting and tiresome; dull

454.

bless

make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make
happy

481.

bother

annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous;
fluster

455.

blessing

praying for divine protection; formal act of
giving approval

482.

bounce

jolt; rebound after having struck an object
or a surface

456.

blink

shut eyes briefly; wink

483.

bound

457.

block

hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great
detail; sketch

tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap;
jump

484.

boundary

dividing line; border; frontier

458.

bloom

flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of
greatest prosperity or productivity

485.

bourgeois

middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully
conventional

459.

blossom

reproductive organ of plants, especially one
having showy or colorful parts

486.

bow

460.

blot

spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak
point or failing

inclination of head, or bending of body for
reverence, respect, civility, or submission;
bending or rounded part of ship forward

487.

bowl

serious mistake typically caused by ignorance
or confusion

throw or roll a ball; move quickly and
smoothly, especially by rolling

488.

boycott

refrain from buying or using

461.

blunder

462.

blunt

having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in
feeling; insensitive

489.

brace

something which holds anything tightly or
supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

463.

blush

become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in
embarrassment or shame

490.

brain

organ or seat of intellect; understanding or
imagination

464.

board

a committee having supervisory powers; a flat
piece of material designed for a special purpose

491.

brake

a piece of mechanism for retarding or
stopping motion by friction

465.

boarding

wooden boards collectively; act of entering a
ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay

492.

brand

466.

boast

show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride

burning piece of wood; mark made by
burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark
upon in any way

467.

bodyguard

guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard

493.

breach

breaking of contract or duty

468.

boil

be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when
heated; be excited with passion; heat in water

494.

breadth

measure or dimension from side to side;
width; extent

469.

bold

brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

495.

break

470.

bolt

dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly

opportunity to do something; pause or
interval, as from work; sudden change

bond

link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding
agreement; duty

496.

breakdown

471.

process of failing to function or continue;
sudden collapse in physical or mental
health; summary of itemized data

472.

bonus

an extra dividend to the shareholders; money
paid in addition to a stated compensation

497.

breakthrough

act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle
or restriction

473.

bookcase

case with shelves for holding books, especially
one with glazed doors

498.

breath

air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

boom

bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

499.

breathe

respire; inhale and exhale air

474.

booming

deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving

500.

breed

475.

raise; produce offspring; give birth to or
hatch; mate

476.

boost

raise; advance; push or shove upward

501.

breeze

477.

booth

house or shed built for temporary occupation;
covered stall or temporary structure

light current of air; gentle wind; progress
swiftly and effortlessly

502.

bribe

something serving to influence or persuade;
reward or gift with a view to prevent
judgment

478.

border

outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment,
a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary


503.

bridle

headgear with which a horse is directed and
which carries a bit and reins

504.

brief

short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise

505.

brighten

lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become
bright or brighter

506.

brilliance

cleverness; magnificence

507.

brilliant

full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in
tone

530.

bulky

of large size for its weight

531.

bull

male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and
aggressive person; optimist regarding
business conditions

532.

bulletin

brief statement of facts; any public notice or
announcement; a periodical publication

533.

bullion

gold and silver in the form of bars

534.

bump

impact as from a collision; lump on the body
caused by a blow

508.

brim

brink; edge

509.

brink

edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge

535.

bunch

clump; cluster; gathering

510.

brisk

marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor;
energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or
manner

536.

bundle

packet; a package of things tied together; a
large sum of money

537.

burdensome

not easily borne; wearing; causing uneasiness
or fatigue

538.

bureaucracy

over-regulated administrative system

539.

burial

grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a
grave; concealing something under the
ground

511.

brittle

easily broken; having little elasticity

512.

broadcast

message that is transmitted by radio or
television; radio or television show

513.

broaden

widen; grow broad or broader

514.

brochure

pamphlet; small book usually having paper
cover

540.

bush

bronze

an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other
elements

place abounding in trees or shrubs; wild
forest

541.

business

516.

brood

think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy,
serious thought

rightful concern or responsibility; occupation,
work, or trade in which a person is engaged;
commercial enterprise

brook

creek; stream

542.

butcher

517.
518.

brown

of dark color, of various shades between black
and red or yellow

one whose job is to kill animals for food; one
who kills in large numbers, or with unusual
cruelty; vendor, especially on train or in
theater

519.

bruise

injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight
with the fists

543.

butter

oily, unctuous substance obtained from
cream or milk by churning

520.

brutal

like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless

544.

butterfly

521.

brute

not having sensation; senseless; inanimate;
unconscious; without intelligence

insect typically having a slender body with
broad colorful wings

545.

buzz

confusion of activity and gossip; sound of

rapid vibration

546.

bygone

past; gone by

547.

bypass

channel used to conduct gas or liquid around
another pipe or a fixture; conductor having
low resistance in parallel

548.

by-product

product made during the manufacture of
something else

549.

cab

taxi; one-horse vehicle for public hire

550.

cabin

small room on a ship or boat where people
sleep

551.

cabinet

group of persons appointed by a head of
state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small
house; small room; closet

552.

cable

very strong thick rope made of twisted steel
or metal wire

515.

522.

bubble

foam; dome-shaped covering made of
transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or
impracticable idea or belief

523.

bucket

vessel for drawing up water from a well; vessel
for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain

524.

bud

one that is not yet fully developed; sprout

525.

budget

estimate; a sum of money allocated for a
particular purpose

526.

buffet

table with food set out for people to serve
themselves; meal at which people help
themselves to food that's been set out

527.

bug

general name applied to various insects

528.

bulb

rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric
lamp consisting of a glass ball

529.

bulk

majority; main part; volume; mass


553.

cafe

coffee house; restaurant where coffee and
liquors are served

554.

cafeteria

restaurant where you serve yourself and pay
a cashier

555.

calculate

compute; determine; estimate

556.

calculation

planning something carefully and
intentionally

557.

calendar

orderly arrangement as years, months,
weeks, and days; a table showing months,
weeks, and days

558.

calm

575.

capable

having the ability required for a specific task

576.

capacity

mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate

577.

cape

piece or point of land, extending beyond the
adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless
outer garment

578.

capital

wealth in form of money or property; assets
available for use; city that is the official seat of
government

579.

caption

title; chapter heading; text under illustration

580.

captive

freedom from motion, agitation, or
disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet;
serenity

prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of
another; one charmed or subdued by beauty,
excellence, or affection

581.

capture

act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by
superior power; thing taken by force, surprise,
or stratagem

559.

calorie

unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount
of heat required to raise the temperature of 1
kilogram of water by 1 degree

582.

card

560.

campaign

battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle
or tending toward a particular end

flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard,
or plastic; business card; credit card

583.

cardinal

chief; serving as an essential component

584.

career

profession or occupation; individual's work and
life roles over their lifespan

561.

campus

field where the buildings of a university are
situated

562.

canal

artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct

585.

careful

563.

canary

pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary
Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance

full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving
good heed; watchful; cautious

586.

careless

negligent; taking insufficient care

564.

cancel

revoke; call off; omit or delete

587.

cargo

565.

cancellation

act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another
vehicle

566.

candid

straightforward; frank; free from prejudice;
impartial

588.

carol

round dance; a song of joy; song of praise or joy,
especially for Christmas

567.

candidate

person who is considered for something;
person who seeks or is nominated for an
office, prize, or honor

589.

carpenter

skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs
wooden objects and structures

590.

carrier

one that carries or conveys; messenger

591.

carrot

root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually
spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color

592.

carry

convey or transport in any manner from one
place to another; hold or support while moving;
bear

593.

cart

common name for various kinds of vehicles; twowheeled vehicle; light business wagon

594.

carton

pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box

568.

cane

any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;
walking stick

569.

cannon

great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot
with great force; loop at the top of a bell by
which it is hung

570.

canon

law or rule; decision, regulation, code, or
constitution made by authority; books of the
Bible officially accepted; a group of literary
works

571.

canteen

vessel used by soldiers for carrying water,
liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small
cafeteria, as on a military installation

595.

cartoon

design or study drawn of full size to serve as a
model for transferring or copying; drawing
depicting a humorous situation

572.

canvas

heavy closely woven fabric; background
against which events unfold, as in a historical
narrative

596.

carve

cut; sculpt

597.

carving

cutting away parts to create a desired shape

598.

cash

money paid at the time of purchase; money in
the form of bills or coins; currency

599.

cashier

one who has charge of money; cash keeper

573.

canvass

determine votes; examine carefully or discuss
thoroughly; scrutinize

574.

capability

quality of being capable; capacity; skill


600.

cassette

container that holds a magnetic tape used for
recording or playing sound or video

627.

ceremony

formal act or set of acts performed as

prescribed by ritual or custom

601.

cast

assign the roles of; choose at random

628.

certainty

602.

casual

informal; purposeless; occurring by chance

603.

casualty

serious or fatal accident; someone injured or
killed in an accident

quality or condition of being certain; fact or
truth unquestionable established;
clearness

629.

certificate

604.

catalyst

agent which brings about chemical change
while it remains unaffected and unchanged

document attesting to the truth of certain
stated facts; document issued to a person
completing a course

catastrophe

calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and
misfortune

630.

certify

605.

give certain information to; assure; make
certain

catch

capture or seize, especially after a chase; take
by or as if by trapping; reach just in time

631.

chalk

606.

soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish,
or yellowish white color, used as a drawing
implement

607.

category

group; class; collection of things sharing a
common attribute

632.

challenge

assert a right; raise a formal objection; take
exception to

608.

cater

supply what is needed or desired; provide
food professionally for special occasion

633.

chamber

cell; compartment; room

cathedral

church; temple

634.

champion

protect or fight for as first place

609.

catholic

broadly sympathetic; universal; related to
Roman Catholic Church

635.

championship

610.

status of being a champion; position or title
of a winner

cause

something produces a result; basis for an
action or response; a reason

636.

channel

611.

passage for water or other fluids to flow
through; bed of a stream or river; route of
communication or access

612.

caution

care; being attentive to possible danger

637.

chaos

613.

cautious

conservative; careful

disorder; condition or place of great
disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

614.

cavalry

part of military force which serves on
horseback

638.

chap

615.

cavern

cave; large underground chamber, as in a
cave

crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin,
caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws

or cheeks; man or boy

639.

chapter

division of a book or treatise; assembly of
monks; bishop's council; organized branch
of some society

640.

character

part; nature; description of a person's
attributes, traits, or abilities

641.

characteristic

feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or
describe recognizably; a distinguishing
mark or trait

642.

characterize

distinguish; be characteristic of; be a

distinctive trait or mark of

643.

charcoal

a stick of black carbon material used for
drawing; a very dark gray color

644.

charge

set or ask for a certain price; load to
capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively;
command

616.

cavity

hole; cavern; hollow area within the body

617.

cease

stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue

618.

celebrate

praise; assign great social importance to

619.

cell

any small compartment

620.

cellar

room or rooms under a building, and usually
below the surface of the ground

621.

cement

any substances used for making bodies
adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete
pavement

622.

cemetery

place or ground set apart for the burial of the
dead; graveyard

623.

censor

overseer of morals; official responsible for
removal of objectionable or sensitive content

624.

centigrade

measure of temperature, used widely in
Europe

645.

charity

activity or gift that benefits the public at
large

625.

cereal

grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy
grains of which are used as food.

646.

charm

626.

ceremonial

ritual; ceremony or rite

power or quality of pleasing or delighting;
attractiveness; item worn for its supposed
magical benefit


647.

chart

graph; diagram; map showing coastlines,
water depths, or other information of use to
navigators

648.

charter

license; authorize; hold under a lease or
rental agreement of goods and services

649.

chase

pursue for the purpose of killing or taking;
hunt; follow as if to catch

650.

chat

talk without exchanging too much
information; informal conversation

651.

check

stop motion; curb or restrain

652.

cheer

lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or
happiness; festive food and drink;
refreshment

653.

654.

cheque
cherish

written order directing a bank to pay
money
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and
tenderness; hold dear

655.

chew

bite and grind with the teeth

656.

chief

highest in office or rank; principal; head

657.

chill

cool; freeze

658.

chilly

cold

659.

chin

central forward portion of the lower jaw;
bottom of face

660.

chip

cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to
shape; break or crack

661.

choke

breathe with great difficulty, as when
experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the
air supply

662.

chop

671.

circus

public entertainment of performances by
acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

672.

cite

quote; adduce as an instance

673.

citizenship

status of a citizen with rights and duties

674.

civil

having to do with citizens or the state;
courteous and polite

675.

civilization

culture

676.

claim

demand for something as rightful or due

677.

clamp

any of various devices used to join, grip,
support, or compress mechanical or
structural parts

678.

clap

applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp
sound, as one hard surface on another

679.

clarification

process of making things clearer or easier to
understand

680.

clarify

make clear and comprehensible; elucidate

681.

clash

make noise by striking against something;
dash noisily together; meet in opposition

682.

clasp

fastening device; firm grip

683.

classic

work of acknowledged excellence and
authority, or its author; creation of the
highest excellence

684.

classical

standard and authoritative rather than new
or experimental; relating to the ancient
Greeks and Romans, especially art,
architecture, and literature

685.

classification

assigning to a class or category

686.

classify

hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool,
such as an ax

declare unavailable, as for security reasons;
arrange or order by classes or categories

687.

clause

sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation,
or provision in a document

688.

clay

very fine-grained soil that is plastic when
moist but hard when fired

689.

clear

out of the way; completely away

690.

clearance

act of clearing; space cleared; permission to
proceed or trust

691.

clench

close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with
a clinch

692.

client

someone who pays to get goods or services

693.

clientele

clients of professional person; body of
customers or patrons

694.

climate

weather condition; atmosphere;
environment

695.

climax

upward movement; steady increase; the
highest point; the greatest degree

663.

chorus

any utterance produced simultaneously by
a group

664.

circle

round; something shaped like such a ring;
group of people sharing an interest, activity,
or achievement

665.

circuit

electrical device that provides a path for
electrical current to flow

666.

circular

round; shaped like or nearly like a circle

667.

circulate

move through a space, circuit or system,
returning to the starting point

668.

circulation

spread or transmission of something to a
wider group or area

669.

circumference

boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or
object

670.

circumstance

situation; condition; detail accompanying or
surrounding an event


696.

cling

hold fast or adhere to something; stick
together and resist separation; remain
emotionally

720.

collaboration

act of working together; act of cooperating
with an enemy, especially it occupying
one's own country

697.

clinic

healthcare facility for outpatient care

721.

collapse

breakdown; failure

698.

clip

small section of filmed or filed material

722.

colleague

fellow worker; associate; co-worker

699.

clockwise

in the direction that the hands of a clock move

723.

collective

700.

closet

small room or apartment; room for privacy

common; assembled into or viewed as a
whole

701.

clue

a ball of thread or cord; thread; something
guides or directs anything of a doubtful or
intricate nature

724.

collide

bump; hit; conflict

725.

collision

crash; conflict of opposed ideas or
attitudes or goals

702.

clumsy

awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

726.

colonel

a commissioned military officer

703.

cluster

group; bunch; group of the same or similar
elements gathered or occurring closely

727.

colonial

of or relating to or characteristic of or
inhabiting a colony

704.

clutch

grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or
seize

728.

colony

705.

coach

tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many
passengers

region politically controlled by a distant
country; a dependency; a community of
social insects, as ants, bees

729.

column

pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for
roof; anything resembling, in form or
position; upright body or mass

706.

coarse

rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior
quality

707.

code

body of law; system of rules or regulations
relating to one subject; system of symbols,
letters, or words

730.

combat

struggle as with an opposing force; fight
with

731.

combination

blend; union

732.

combine

blend; fuse; merge

733.

comedy

light and humorous drama with a happy
ending

734.

comic

arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous;
amusing; humorous

735.

commander

chief; leader

736.

commandment

order or injunction given by authority;
command; charge; act of commanding;
exercise of authority

737.

commemorate

serve as a memorial to; honor the memory
of with a ceremony

738.

commence

have a beginning or origin; originate; start;
begin

739.

commend

commit, entrust, or give in charge for care
or preservation; recommend as worthy of
confidence or regard

740.

comment

express an opinion; remark

741.

commerce

trade; business; intellectual exchange or
social interaction

742.

commercial

money-making; involved in work that is
intended for the mass market

743.

commission

fee for services; group of people
appointed to find out about something;
authorize

708.

codify

arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange
or systematize

709.

coherence

logical and orderly and consistent relation of
parts; state of cohering or sticking together

710.

coherent

adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical;
sound; capable of thinking and expressing
yourself in a clear and consistent manner

711.

cohesion

tendency to keep together

712.

cohesive

cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

713.

coil

a series of connected spirals or concentric
rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral
pipe or series of spiral pipes

714.

coin

make pieces of money from metal; invent or
fabricate

715.

coinage

coins collectively

716.

coincide

occur at the same time as; correspond

717.

coincidence

two or more things occurring at the same time
by chance

718.

coincident

concerning; simultaneous

719.

collaborate

work together, especially in a joint intellectual
effort


744.

commit

do something that cannot be changed;
cause to be admitted

745.

commitment

746.

committee

770.

competitor

pledge, undertaking; act of binding
yourself to a course of action

one who seeks what another seeks, or
claims what another claims; one who
competes; rival

771.

compile

special group delegated to consider some
matter

put together or compose from materials
gathered from several sources

772.

complain

make a formal accusation; bring a formal
charge

773.

complaint

expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or
resentment; criticism

774.

complement

complete; consummate; make perfect

775.

complex

complicated in structure; a whole
structure, as a building, made up of
interconnected or related structures

776.

complexity

complication

777.

compliance

readiness to yield; happy friendly
agreement

778.

complicated

difficult to analyze or understand

779.

compliment

praise; commendation; say something to
someone that expresses praise

780.

complimentary

expressing of praise, admiration, or
congratulation; given free to repay a favor
or as an act of courtesy

747.

commodity

goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

748.

commonplace

ordinary; having no remarkable features

749.

commonsense

exhibiting native good judgment

750.

communicate

send information about; make known;
impart; reveal clearly

751.

communication

activity of communicating; activity of
conveying information

752.

community

society; a group of people living in the
same locality and under the same
government

compact

closely and firmly united or packed
together; briefly giving gist of something

753.

754.

companion

associate; partner

755.

company

team; guard team; group of persons;
business enterprise

756.

comparable

similar or equivalent; being of equal
regard; worthy to be ranked with

781.

comply

comparative

relative; based on, or involving
comparison

yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce;
adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish

782.

component

758.

comparatively

relatively; in comparison

element; ingredient; abstract part of
something

compare

examine and note the similarities or
differences of

783.

compose

759.

write; create; make or create by putting
together parts or elements

compass

go about or entirely round; make the
circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround

784.

composite

760.

made up of distinct parts or elements;
compounded

compatible

harmonious; having similar disposition
and tastes

785.

composition

makeup; constitution; writing; essay

761.

786.

compound

compel

force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by
force

combine; mix; constitute; pay interest;
increase

787.

comprehend

763.

compensate

make amends for; reimburse

take in the meaning, nature, or
importance of; grasp

compensation

something given or received as payment
as for a service or loss or injury

788.

comprehension

grasp; ability to understand

764.

789.

comprehensive

765.

compete

contest; fight

thorough; including all or everything;
broad in scope

competent

capable; adept

790.

compress

close; squeeze or press together; contract

766.

competition

struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for
profit or a prize

791.

compression

767.

applying pressure; encoding information
while reducing the bandwidth or bits
required

768.

competitive

of or pertaining to competition; producing
competition; showing a fighting
disposition

792.

comprise

include; consist of; be composed of

793.

compromise

adjust or settle by making mutual
concessions; endanger the interests or
reputation of

794.

compulsory

mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

757.

762.

769.

competitiveness

an aggressive willingness to compete


795.

computation

calculation

796.

compute

reckon; make mathematical calculation

797.

conceal

798.

799.

800.

818.

condenser

keep from being seen, found, observed, or
discovered; secrete

lens used to concentrate light on an object;
an apparatus that converts vapor into
liquid

819.

condition

concede

admit; yield; give up physical control of
another

mode or state of being; fitness; existing
circumstances

820.

conduct

conceit

overly high self-esteem; feelings of
excessive pride

direct the course of; manage or control; lead
or guide

821.

conductor

conceited

endowed with fancy or imagination;
entertaining a flattering opinion of one's
self; vain

a device designed to transmit electricity,
heat; person who collects fares on a public
conveyance

822.

cone

a shape whose base is a circle and whose
sides taper up to a point

823.

confer

bestow; present; have a conference in order
to talk something over

conceive

form or develop in the mind; devise;
become pregnant with; begin or originate
in a specific way

802.

concentrate

bring to or direct toward a common center;
unite more closely; gather into one body

824.

conference

meeting for consultation or discussion;
exchange of views

803.

concept

something formed in the mind; thought or
notion

825.

confess

acknowledge; admit

826.

confession

public declaration of faith

827.

confide

disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

828.

confidence

feeling secure or certain about something

829.

confident

assured; having or marked by assurance

830.

confidential

treated with confidence; trusted in;
trustworthy; secret

831.

confine

restrict in movement; circumscribe

801.

804.

conception

beginning; forming of an idea; act of
conceiving

805.

concern

interest in any person or thing; regard;
solicitude; anxiety

806.

concert

performance of music by players or singers
not involving theatrical staging; harmony;
accord

807.

concerted

planned or accomplished together;
combined

832.

confinement

state of being confined; restraint within
limits; any restraint of liberty by force

808.

concession

act of yielding; point yielded;
acknowledgment or admission

833.

confirm

support or establish the certainty or validity
of; verify

809.

concise

brief and compact; expressing much in few
words

834.

confirmation

additional proof that something that was
believed

810.

conclude

enclose; reach as an end of reasoning;
make final determination ; judge or decide;
bring to an end

835.

conflict

fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or
events

836.

conform

comply with; follow; fit; meet

837.

conformity

similarity in form or character; agreement

838.

confront

be face to face with; oppose in hostility or
competition; deal with

839.

confrontation

state of being confronted, especially a
meeting face to face; clash of opinions and

ideas

840.

confuse

cause to be unable to think with clarity or
act with intelligence or understanding; mix
up

841.

confusion

mistake that results from taking one thing to
be another; lack of clarity or order

842.

congestion

act of gathering or heaping together or
forming a mass

811.

conclusive

definitive; decisive; final

812.

concrete

solid mass; covering with cement; hard,
strong construction material consisting of
sand, conglomerate , and gravel

813.

concurrent

simultaneous; coincident; occurring or
operating at the same time

814.

condemn

blame; denounce; express strong
disapproval of

815.

condemnation

blame

816.

condensation

compression

817.

condense

change from a gaseous to a liquid state and
fall in drops; compress or concentrate


843.

congratulation

act of acknowledging that someone has an
occasion for celebration

867.

consistency

harmonious uniformity or agreement
among things or parts

844.

congress

meeting of elected or appointed
representatives

868.

consistent

being in agreement with itself; coherent;
regular

845.

congressman

man who is a member of the U.S. Congress,
especially of the House of Representatives

869.

console

cheer from distress or depression; alleviate
grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

846.

conjunction

state of being conjoined, united, or
associated; union; association; league

870.

consolidate

847.

connect

join, or fasten together; associate; combine;
unite or link together

make solid; unite or press together into a
compact mass; harden or make dense and
firm

871.

consonant

compatible; harmonious

848.

connection

relation between things or events; shifting
from one form of transportation to another

872.

conspicuous

noticeable; prominent; easy to notice;
obvious

849.

conquer

gain or acquire by force; take possession of
by violent means; gain dominion over

873.

conspiracy

850.

conquest

success in mastering something difficult;
one that has been captivated or overcome

plot; intrigue; agreement to perform
together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive
act

874.

constant

motivation deriving logically from ethical or
moral principles; source of moral or ethical
judgment

invariable; repeating; continually
occurring; persistent

875.

constantly

in an unchangeable or invariable manner;
in every case; perpetually; continually

851.

conscience

852.

conscientious

diligent; responsible; reliable

876.

constituent

component or part; citizen, voter

853.

conscious

awake; alert

877.

constitute

make up; form something

854.

consciousness

having knowledge of ; special awareness or
sensitivity:

878.

constitution

855.

consecutive

following one after another without

interruption; sequential

law determining the fundamental political
principles of a government; the act of
forming something

879.

constraint

agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the
same mind; accord; concur; allow

something that restricts or confines within
prescribed bounds

880.

construct

result; relation of a result to its cause; logical
conclusion or inference

form by assembling or combining parts;
build; create

881.

construction

act of constructing or building something

856.

857.

consent
consequence

858.

consequently

therefore; as a result or consequence of
something; subsequently

882.

consult

seek advice or information of; take into
account; consider

859.

conservation

preservation or restoration from loss,
damage, or neglect

883.

consultant

an expert who gives advice

884.

consume

devour; eat

860.

conservative

favoring traditional views and values;
tending to oppose change

885.

consumer

people who buy goods or services

considerable

worthy of consideration; large in amount,
extent, or degree

886.

861.

consumption

eating or drinking of something

887.

contact

get in touch with; reach

888.

contain

include; incorporate; be capable of holding

889.

container

any object that can be used to hold things

890.

contemplate

look at attentively and thoughtfully;
observe deep in thought

891.

contemplation

act of the mind in considering with
attention; continued attention of the mind
to a particular subject; meditation;
expectation

892.

contemporary

modern; belonging to the same period of
time

862.

considerably

substantially; significantly; to a degree
worth considering

863.

considerate

thoughtful; marked by consideration or
reflection; deliberate

864.

consideration

considerate and thoughtful act

865.

consign

give, transfer, or deliver in a formal
manner, as if by signing over into the
possession of another

866.

consist

be made up or composed; be comprised or
contained in


893.

contempt

state of being despised or dishonored;

disgrace; disobedience to, or open
disrespect of

918.

conversion

change; transformation

919.

convert

change something into another form;
transform

894.

contemptuous

scornful; expressing contempt; showing a
lack of respect

920.

convey

carry from one place to another; bear or
transport

895.

content

volume; something contained; material,
including text and images

921.

conveyance

act of conveying; tools of conveying,
especially vehicle for transportation

896.

contest

contend for; call in question; oppose;
dispute

922.

convict

find or declare guilty

context

circumstance

923.

897.

conviction

judgment that someone is guilty of crime;
strongly held belief

898.

continent

one of the large landmasses of the earth

924.

convince

899.

continental

being or concerning or limited to a
continent

overpower; force to yield assent to truth;
satisfy by proof; prove guilty

925.

convinced

certain, sure

900.

contingency

condition of being dependent on chance;
uncertainty; possibility

926.

cooperate

work or act together toward a common
end or purpose

901.

contract

constrict; make smaller; compress or
concentrate

927.

cooperation

practice of cooperating; joint operation or
action

902.

contradict

confront; oppose

928.

cooperative

done with or working with others

903.

contradiction

assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of
a statement or assertion; opposition,
whether by argument or conduct

929.

coordinate

bring order and organization to;
harmonize

contrary

relation of direct opposition; very opposed
in nature or character or purpose

930.

904.

coordination

regulation of diverse elements into an
integrated and harmonious operation

contrast

act of distinguishing by comparing
differences

931.

905.

cordial

gracious; showing warm and friendliness

932.

core

basic, center, or most important part;
essence

933.

cork

lightweight elastic outer bark, used
especially for bottle closures, insulation,
floats

934.

corn

single seed of certain plants, as wheat;
grain; small, hard particle

906.

contribute

provide; bestow a quality on

907.

contribution

act of contributing; payment exacted for
special purpose; impost or levy

908.

controversial

controvertible; disputable

909.

controversy

contentious speech act; argument

910.

convenience

state of being suitable

935.

corner

911.

convenient

suited or favorable to one's comfort,

purpose, or needs:; near; accessible

position at which two lines, surfaces, or
edges meet and form an angle

936.

corporate

social or moral custom; formal meeting of
members, representatives, or delegates;
agreement between states

united or combined into one body;
collective; belonging to corporation or
incorporated body

937.

corporation

based upon tradition rules; formed by
agreement or compact

business firm; a group of people
combined into or acting as one body

938.

correlate

familiar, as by study or experience; able to
converse knowledgeably

relate; associate; bring into a mutual
relation

939.

correlation

mutual relationship; interdependence or
interconnection relationship

940.

correspond

be compatible, similar or consistent;
exchange messages

941.

correspondence

similarity or analogy; communication by
the exchange of letters

912.

913.

914.

915.

convention

conventional
conversant
conversation

general course of conduct; intimate
fellowship or association; close
acquaintance; informal dialogue

916.

converse

chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken
exchange of thoughts

917.

conversely

in a converse manner; with change of
order or relation; reciprocally.

942.

correspondent

one who communicates information,
especially, by letter or telegram to
newspaper or periodical

968.

craft

something made by people; vessel

969.

crash

smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a
loud noise of breaking parts

970.

crate

large basket, used for moving china or similar
wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats
with interspaces

943.

corresponding

accompanying

944.

corrode

destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially
by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

945.

corrosion

decay; erosion

971.

crave

946.

corrupt

changed from sound to putrid state;
spoiled; tainted

ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with
submission or humility; beg

972.

crawl

move slowly, as people or animals with the body
near the ground

947.

corruption

bribery; fraud

948.

cosmic

pertaining to the universe; vast

973.

crazy

affected with madness; insane; deranged

949.

cosmopolitan

sophisticated; of worldwide scope

974.

create

950.

cosmos

universe or universality of created things;
ordered, harmonious whole

make or cause to be or to become; invest with a
new thing

975.

creation

951.

couch

sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed

fact or state of having been created; act of
investing with a new office or title

counsel

advise; suggest

976.

credit

952.

arrangement for deferred payment for goods and
services; money available for a client to borrow

953.

countenance

give sanction or support to; tolerate or
approve

977.

creek

small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river;
brook

954.

counter

flat surface on which money is counted,
business is transacted; one that is an
opposite

978.

creep

move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously

979.

crew

group of people working together, as in
spacecraft, ship, plane or train

countermand

cancel; revoke command or order; order or
direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid

980.

cricket

counterpart

duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely
resembles another

outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets
by two teams of 11 players each

981.

criminal

957.

countless

innumerable; infinite; too many to count

one who has committed a crime; one who is found
guilty by verdict, confession, or proof

couple

a male and female associated together; a
pair who associate with one another

982.

crimson

bloody

958.

983.

cripple

court

enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area
shut in by the walls of a building

person or animal that is partially disabled or
unable to use a limb or limb

984.

crisis

courteous

exhibiting courtesy and politeness;
showing regard or thought for others

dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or
situation; a turning point

985.

crisp

firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle

961.

courtesy

polite behavior; act of civility or respect;
consent or agreement in spite of fact

986.

critical

urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential;
acute; crucial; decisive

962.

cover

overspread the surface; envelop; shelter,
as from evil or danger; protect

987.

crook

bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure

988.

crooked

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight
or aligned; curved

989.

crop

the top, end, or highest part of anything,
especially of plant or tree; grain or other product
of field while standing; anything cut off or
gathered

955.

956.

959.

960.

963.

coverage

extent to which something is covered; news
as presented by reporters

964.

coward

person who lacks courage to face danger;
timid

965.

crab

a stroke of the oar that either misses the
water or digs too deeply

990.

crossing

crack

break into simpler molecules by means of
heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through

traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or
tracks inters

991.

dagger

knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges

cradle

small low bed for an infant, often furnished
with rockers; infancy, or very early life

992.

dainty

delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite;
gratification or pleasure taken in anything

966.

967.


993.

dairy

place where milk is produced, kept, or
converted into butter or cheese

1018.

deck

a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like
platforms built into a vessel

994.

dam

barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially
built across a water course

1019.

declaration

announcement; explicit statement; formal
public statement

995.

damp

humid; moist; slightly wet

1020.

declare

state clearly; make known formally or officially

996.

dangerous

full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe

1021.

decline

997.

daring

bold; brave

change toward something smaller or lower ;
gradual falling off from a better state

998.

dart

move suddenly and rapidly

1022.

decompose

decay

999.

dash

throw with violence or haste; break, as by
throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly

1023.

decorate

adorn; embellish

1024.

decoration

collection of facts, observations, or other
information related to a particular question or
problem

act of decorating something; something used
to beautify

1025.

decorative

ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic
rather than a useful purpose

1000.

data

1001.

date

mark the time of; assign a date to

1026.

decrease

lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller

1002.

dawn

time each morning at which daylight first
begins; beginning; start

1027.

decree

order from one having authority; decision,
order, or sentence by court

1003.

dazzle

overpower with light; confuse the sight of by
brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with
brilliancy

1028.

dedicate

set apart for a deity or for special purposes;
devote; consecrate

1029.

deduce

1004.

dazzling

bright; brilliant

lead forth; reach a conclusion by reasoning;
trace the origin or derivation of

1005.

deadly

fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death

1030.

deduct

1006.

deaf

unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing;
unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be
persuaded

lead forth or out; take away, separate, or
remove, in numbering, estimating, or
calculating; subtract

1031.

deed

something that is carried out; act or action;
feat or exploit

1032.

deem

decide; judge; sentence; condemn

1007.

1008.

deal

dean

part or portion; share; indefinite quantity,
degree, or extent, degree, or extent;
distribution; arrangement

1033.

default

dignitary or presiding officer; head in the
faculty of some colleges or universities

failure to act; an option that is selected
automatically

1034.

defeat

disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or
vanquish; resist with

1009.

debate

discussion; dispute; discussion involving
opposing points

1035.

defect

1010.

debt

liability; obligation; money or goods or services
owed by one person to another

abandon or turn against; cease or change
one's loyalty

1036.

defective

1011.

decade

a group of ten, especially a period of ten years

having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete;
lacking

1012.

decay

decompose; break sown; disintegration;
rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence

1037.

defence

act of defending against attack, danger, or
injury

1013.

deceit

attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into
error; any declaration or practice, which
misleads another, or causes to believe what is
false

1038.

defend

make or keep safe from danger, attack, or
harm

1039.

defer

delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time

1040.

defiance

refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist

1041.

deficiency

scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of
something essential to health

1042.

deficient

inadequate; lacking an essential quality or
element

1043.

deficit

inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money
falls short of required amount; shortage

1014.

deceive

fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead

1015.

decent

suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted
standards

1016.

deception

act of deceiving

1017.

decimal

of tens; numbered or proceeding by tens;
based on ten


1044.

define

determine the nature of; give a definition;
describe the nature or basic qualities of;
explain

1070.

demolition

act of overthrowing, pulling down, or
destroying

1045.

definite

fixed; exact; having distinct limits

1071.

demonstrate

show clearly and deliberately; manifest;
confirm; prove

1046.

definitely

unequivocally; clearly; without question and
beyond doubt

1072.

demonstration

proof; act of showing or making evident

1047.

definition

clarity of outline; concise explanation

1073.

denial

act of refusing or disowning; negation;
refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant;

rejection of a request

1048.

definitive

final; complete; precisely defined or explicit

1049.

deflate

reduce from an inflated condition; release
contained air or gas from

1074.

denomination

turn aside; draw someone's attention away
from something

class, society, or collection of individuals
called by the same name; specifically, a
religious sect

1050.

deflect

1075.

denote

deform

change shape by stress; become misshapen;
make formless

indicate; signify directly; refer to
specifically

1076.

denounce

deformation

alteration in the shape or dimensions; a
change for the worse

condemn openly; criticize; make known in
formal manner

1077.

dense

thick; crowded closely together; compact

1053.

defray

pay costs of; undertake payment of; make
compensation to or for

1078.

density

1054.

defy

refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be
unaffected by; resist or withstand

thickness; quantity of something per unit
measure, especially per unit length, area,
or volume

1079.

dent

degradation

humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower
condition, quality, or level

cavity; a depression scratched or carved
into a surface

1080.

dentist

a person qualified to practice dentistry

1056.

degrade

reduce level; lower grade of something

1081.

deny

disagree with; refuse; declare untrue

1057.

delay

act later than planned; put off; adjournment

1082.

depart

take off; leave; set out

1058.

delegate

person authorized to act as representative
for another; deputy

1083.

departure

act of departing

1084.

dependable

reliable; worthy of being depended on;
trustworthy

1085.

dependence

reliance; lack of independence or selfsufficiency

1051.

1052.

1055.

1059.

delete

erase; strike out; remove or make invisible

1060.

deliberate

consider; think about carefully; weigh

1061.

deliberately

intentionally; purposely; with careful
consideration or deliberation; with full intent;

1086.

dependent

delicate

pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle
way; easily hurt; very subtle in difference

relying on or requiring the aid of another
for support

1087.

depict

delicious

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste;
greatly pleasing or entertaining

represent in a picture or sculpture;
portray in words; describe

1088.

deplete

decrease fullness of; use up or empty out

delinquency

failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed;
offense or crime

1089.

deposit

money given as a guarantee or security

1090.

deposition

testimony under oath; act of depositing,
especially laying down of matter by
natural process

1091.

depreciate

lessen price or value of; think or speak of
as being of little worth; belittle

1092.

depreciation

devaluation; decrease in price or value

1093.

depress

lower in spirits; press down

1094.

depressed

sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected

1095.

depression

recession; economic slump; concavity in a
surface produced by pressing ; sadness;
low spirits

1062.

1063.

1064.

1065.

delinquent

failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

1066.

deliver

set free from restraint; set at liberty; release;
give or transfer

1067.

delusion

false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion

1068.

democracy

a political system in which the supreme
power lies in a body of citizens who can elect
people to represent them

1069.

demolish

raze; destroy; do away with completely; put
an end to


1096.

deprive

deny; take away

1121.

detain

1097.

deputy

one appointed as the substitute of another,
and empowered to act for him; substitute in
office

keep back or from; withhold; restrain from
proceeding; stay or stop; delay

1122.

detect

feel; discover the presence of; identify

1123.

detection

act of detecting; being open what was

concealed or hidden; discovery

1124.

detective

investigator; one, usually of police force,
who investigates crimes and obtains
evidence

1125.

deteriorate

become worse; decline

1126.

determination

act of making or arriving at a decision;
putting an end to; termination

1127.

determine

fix the boundaries of; mark off and
separate; set bounds to; decide
conclusively and authoritatively

1098.

derive

obtain or receive from a source; trace the
origin or development of

1099.

descend

move downward and lower; come from; be
connected by a relationship of blood

1100.

descendant

offspring; person considered as descended
from some ancestor or race

1101.

descent

ancestry; origin; the descendants of one
individual; drop; fall; a movement downward

1102.

description

act of describing; sketch or account of
anything in words

1103.

desert

area with little or no vegetation; forsake;
abandon

1128.

detour

a turning; circuitous route; deviation from
a direct course

1104.

deserve

be worthy of; have a right to

1129.

detriment

1105.

design

act of working out the form of something;
creation of something in the mind; formulate
a plan for

harm; damage; injury; something that
causes damage, harm, or loss

1130.

detrimental

causing damage or harm; injurious

1131.

deviate

turn away from a principle, norm; depart;
diverge

1132.

device

technique or means; instrument; machine
used to perform one or more relatively

simple tasks

1106.

designate

indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or
title to

1107.

desirable

worthwhile; worth doing or achieving;
advisable

1108.

desire

anything which is longing for

1133.

devise

1109.

desolate

unpopulated; providing no shelter or
sustenance; devoid of inhabitants

form, plan, or arrange in the mind;
transmit or give by will

1134.

devote

dedicate; contribute

1110.

despair

loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete
despondency

1135.

devotion

faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection
and dedication

1111.

desperate

having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely
intense

1136.

devour

consume; eat greedily; destroy completely

1137.

diagnose

analyze; examine; identify

1138.

diagnosis

art of identifying disease; critical analysis of
nature of something

1139.

diagram

graph; chart; figure or drawing made to
illustrate a statement; plan

1140.

dialect

vocabulary that is for a specific group of
people

1141.

diameter

length of straight line passing through the
center of a circle and connecting two
points on the circumference

1142.

dictate

prescribe; rule as a dictator

1143.

dictator

one who dictates; one who prescribes
rules and maxims authoritatively for the
direction of others.

1144.

diction

choice and use of words in speech or
writing

1112.

despise

dislike intensely; regard with contempt or
scorn

1113.

despite

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of
intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous
feelings, hatred

1114.

dessert

a dish served as the last course of meal

1115.

destination

ultimate goal; place to which one is going or
directed

1116.

destine

decree or designate beforehand; fate

1117.

destiny

event that will inevitably happen in the
future

1118.

destruction

havoc; event that completely destroys
something

1119.

destructive

devastating; ruinous

1120.

detach

part; separate or disunite; disengage


1145.

diet

nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed
selection of foods

1146.

differ

be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be
distinguished

1147.

digest

break down; make more concise; convert
food into absorbable substances

1148.

digestion

process by which food is converted into
substances that can be absorbed and
assimilated by the body

1149.

digital

of or performance to fingers, or to digits;
done with the fingers

1167.

disappointment

feeling of dissatisfaction

1168.

disapproval

a feeling of disliking something or what
someone is doing

1169.

disaster

catastrophe; misfortune

1170.

disastrous

extremely bad; terrible; dreadful

1171.

disc

flat round plate; circular structure either
in plants or animals

1172.

discard

throw out something from one's hand;
get rid of

1173.

discern

detect; perceive

1174.

discharge

relieve of a burden or of contents;
unload; pour forth or release; complete
or carry out; give off

1175.

discipline

trait of being well behaved ; act of
punishing ; system of rules of conduct or
method of practice

1176.

disclose

unclose; open; remove a cover or
envelope from; lay open or expose to
view

1150.

dignity

quality or state of being worthy of esteem or
respect.

1151.

diligent

assiduous; industrious; hard-working

1152.

dilute

weaken; make thinner or less concentrated
by adding a liquid such as water

1153.

dim

emitting only a small amount of light; lacking
in brightness

1154.

dime

a United States coin worth one tenth of a
dollar

1177.

discomfort

1155.

dimension

measure of spatial extent, especially width,
height, or length; size; aspect; element

distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily
distress

1178.

discount

give reduction in price on

1156.

dimensional

of or relating to dimensions

1179.

discourage

depress; take away hope from

1157.

diminish

dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to
cause to appear so

1180.

discourse

formal, lengthy discussion of a subject;
verbal exchange; conversation

1158.

dine

eat principal regular meal of the day; take
dinner; give a dinner to

1181.

discreet

free from ostentation or pretension;
distinct; distinguishable

1159.

dingy

darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or

discolored

1182.

discrepancy

lack of consistency; difference

dip

insert into a fluid and withdraw again;
immerse for baptism; wet, as if by
immersing; moisten; appear to move
downward

1183.

1160.

discretion

knowing how to avoid embarrassment or
distress; trait of judging wisely and
objectively

1184.

discriminate

make a clear distinction; distinguish;

make sensible decisions; judge wisely

1185.

disdain

view with scorn or contempt; feel with
aversion

1186.

disgrace

state of dishonor; bring shame or
dishonor upon

1187.

disguise

dress or exterior put on for purposes of
concealment or of deception

1161.

diploma

document certifying the successful
completion of a course of study

1162.

diplomacy

tact; politics; negotiation between nations

1163.

diplomat

one who is in charge to deal with others, like
an ambassador, who is appointed to
represent a government in relations with
other governments

1164.

diplomatic

relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and
sensitivity in dealing with others

1188.

disgust

strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste
or moral sense of

1165.

disable

deprive of capability or effectiveness;
unable; impair; diminish

1189.

disinclined

not inclined; having a disinclination;
being unwilling

1166.

disadvantage

drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable
condition or circumstance

1190.

disinfectant

substance which kills germs or viruses;
agent for removing the causes of
infection, as chlorine


1191.

dismal

causing gloom or depression; dreary;
somber; melancholy

1192.

dismay

destroy courage or resolution by exciting
dread; cause to lose enthusiasm

1193.

dismiss

stop considering; end employment or
service of; discharge; refuse to accept or
recognize

1216.

distinguish

characterize; differentiate; recognize

1217.

distinguished

prominent; celebrated, well-known or
eminent because of past achievements

1218.

distort

twist out of proper or natural relation of
parts; misshape; misrepresent

1219.

distortion

mistake of misrepresenting the facts

1220.

distract

cause to turn away from original focus; pull
in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle

1221.

distraction

extreme mental or emotional disturbance;
obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn

apart

1222.

distress

discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or
suffering to

1223.

distribute

hand out; disseminate; allocate

1224.

distribution

act of distributing or spreading or
apportioning

1225.

district

region; territory within which the lord has
the power of coercing and punishing;
division of territory

1226.

disturb

upset; bother; trouble emotionally or
mentally; put out of order; disarrange

1227.

disturbance

disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional
unbalance or disorder

1228.

ditch

trench made in the earth by digging; any
long, narrow receptacle for water on the
surface of the earth

1194.

disorder

neglect of order or system; irregularity;
disturbance; sickness

1195.

disparity

difference; condition or fact of being
unequal, as in age, rank, or degree

1196.

dispatch

act of sending off something; property of
being prompt and efficient; message
usually sent in haste

1197.

dispel

scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

1198.

dispense

distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in
parts or portions

1199.

disperse

move away from each other; cause to
separate; cause to become widely known

1200.

displace

move or shift from the usual place or
position, especially to force to leave a
homeland

1201.

displacement

act of removing from office or employment

1202.

display

exhibit; present or hold up to view; show;
demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest

1203.

dispose

get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or

set in a particular order; arrange

1229.

dive

plunge, especially headfirst, into water;
plummet

1204.

disposed

prepared; inclined; be ready; being
particular condition of body or of health

1230.

diver

one who works underwater

1205.

disposition

natural or acquired habit with tendency;
act or means of getting rid of something

1231.

diverge

vary; go in different directions from the
same point

1206.

dispute

argument; angry altercation; quarrel;
verbal controversy; debate

1232.

divergence

difference; deviation; separation; the act of
moving away in different direction

1207.

disregard

ignore; discount; take no notice of

1233.

diverse

differing in some characteristics; various

1208.

dissimilar

different; unlike

1234.

diversion

1209.

dissipate

spend or expend wastefully; vanish by
dispersion; drive away; disperse

act of turning aside; pastime; activity that
relaxes or entertains

1235.

diversity

1210.

dissolve

melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution;
cause to disappear or vanish

point or respect in which things differ;
difference

1236.

divert

distract; withdraw money and move into a
different location

1237.

divide

sever into two or more parts or pieces;
separate into parts; cause to be separate

1238.

divine

perceive intuitively; foresee future; have
nature of or being a deity

1239.

division

act or process of diving anything into parts;
state of being divided; separation

1211.

distance

space between two objects; length of a line,
especially the shortest line joining two
points or things that are separate

1212.

distant

far in space or time; cold in manner

1213.

distinct

definite; separate; different

1214.

distinction

excellence or eminence; note or mark of
difference

1215.

distinctly

clear to the mind; in a distinct way