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1	ABATTOIR	A place where animals are slaughtered for the market.
2	ABBOT	The man who is the head of an abbey of monks.
3	ABBREVIATION	A shortened form of a word or phrase.
4	ABDICATION	The act of renouncing the throne or a high office.
5	ABLUTION	The act of washing oneself, typically as a religious ritual.
6	ABORIGINES	The original inhabitants of a country or region.
7	ABRIDGE	To shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense.
8	ABSTRUSE	Difficult to understand because the subject is obscure.
9	ACCENTUATE	To make something more noticeable or prominent.
10	ACCOMPLICE	A person who helps another commit a crime.
11	ACOUSTICS	The branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound.
12	ACRONYM	A word formed from the initial letters of other words.
13	ADDENDUM	An item of additional material added at the end of a book or document.
14	ADHOC	Something created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.
15	ADOLESCENCE	The period following puberty during which a young person develops into an adult.
16	ADULATION	Excessive admiration or praise.
17	ADVERTISEMENT	A public notice promoting a product, service, or event.
18	AERIAL	Existing, happening, or operating in the air.
19	AERONAUTICS	The science or practice of travel through the air.
20	AESTHETE	A person who has a special appreciation of art and beauty.
21	AFFIDAVIT	A written statement confirmed by oath for use as evidence in court.
22	AFFINITY	A spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something.
23	AFFLUENT	Having a great deal of money; wealthy.
24	AFFORESTATION	The establishment of a forest in an area where there was no previous tree cover.
25	AGENDA	A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.
26	AGGRESSOR	A person or country that attacks another first.
27	AGNOSTICISM	The belief that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable.
28	AGORAPHOBIA	Extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places.
29	ALIEN	A person belonging to a foreign country or nation.
30	ALIMONY	Financial support that a person is ordered to pay to their spouse after divorce.
31	ALLEGORY	A story or poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden moral or political meaning.
32	ALLEVIATE	To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
33	ALLITERATION	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words.
34	ALLUVIAL	Relating to or derived from sediment deposited by flowing water.
35	ALTIMETER	An instrument used for determining altitude attained.
36	ALTRUIST	A person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others.
37	AMBASSADOR	An accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country.
38	AMBIDEXTROUS	Able to use the right and left hands equally well.
39	AMBIGUOUS	Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
40	AMNESIA	A partial or total loss of memory.
41	AMNESTY	An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
42	AMPHIBIAN	A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is born in water and breathes with gills.
43	ANACHRONISM	A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists.
44	ANALGESIA	The inability to feel pain while still conscious.
45	ANARCHIST	A person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy.
46	ANARCHY	A state of disorder due to the absence or nonrecognition of authority.
47	ANATOMY	The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans and animals.
48	ANECDOTE	A short, amusing, or interesting story about a real incident or person.
49	ANEMOMETER	An instrument for measuring the speed of the wind.
50	ANGLOPHILE	A person who is fond of or greatly admires England or Britain.
51	ANGLOPHOBE	A person who has a strong dislike of England or Britain.
52	ANNUITY	A fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.
53	ANNULAR	Shaped like a ring.
54	ANODYNE	A painkilling drug or medicine.
55	ANOMALY	Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
56	ANONYMOUS	Not identified by name; of unknown name.
57	ANTAGONIST	A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something.
58	ANTAGONIST	A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something.
59	ANTHROPOLOGIST	An expert in the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
60	ANTIBIOTICS	Medicines that inhibit the growth of or destroy microorganisms.
61	ANTIDOTE	A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
62	ANTIQUARIAN	A person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities.
63	APHASIA	Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.
64	APHELION	The point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
65	APIARY	A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives.
66	APOSTATE	A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
67	AQUATIC	Relating to water.
68	ARBITRATOR	An independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute.
69	ARBOREAL	Living in trees.
70	ARBORICULTURE	The cultivation of trees and shrubs.
71	ARCHAEOLOGIST	A person who studies human history through the excavation of sites and artifacts.
72	ARCHIPELAGO	A group of islands.
73	ARCHIVE	A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place or group.
74	ARISTOCRACY	The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles.
75	ARISTOCRACY	The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles.
76	ARISTOCRACY	The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles.
77	ARMISTICE	An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time.
78	ARMISTICE	An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time.
79	ARSENAL	A collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country or group.
80	ARTICULATE	Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
81	ARTISTE	A professional entertainer, especially a singer or dancer.
82	ASCETIC	A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence.
83	ASSASSINATION	The action of murdering a prominent person by sudden or secret attack.
84	ASTROLOGY	The study of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs.
85	ASTRONOMY	The branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe.
86	ATHEIST	A person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God.
87	AUDIENCE	The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event.
88	AUTOBIOGRAPHY	An account of a person's life written by that person.
89	AUTOCRACY	A system of government by one person with absolute power.
90	AUTOPSY	A postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.
91	AVARICIOUS	Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
92	BACHELORHOOD	The state or condition of being an unmarried man.
93	BANKRUPT	Declared in law as unable to pay outstanding debts.
94	BARBARIAN	A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations.
95	BARRICADE	An improvised barrier erected to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.
96	BAY	A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
97	QUADRUPED	an animal that has four feet, especially an ungulate mammal.
98	Empiricism	which is the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
99	Abattoir	A place where animals are butchered, also known as a slaughterhouse.
100	Abbess	A woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns.
101	Abdicate	To renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, or responsibility, especially in a formal manner.
102	Abdication	The formal act of stepping down from something, especially a king giving up the throne.
103	Ablutophobia	An irrational fear of bathing or washing.
104	Aborigines	A member of a race of people who were the first people to live in a country, before any colonists arrived.
105	Abridge	To shorten a book, a play, or other text by leaving out some parts.
106	Abrogate	To abolish by formal or official means, or to annul a law by an authoritative act.
107	Absolute Zero	The lowest possible temperature where heat energy is absent in a substance, measuring zero on the Kelvin scale.
108	Abstruse	Difficult to comprehend or recondite, often used for calculations, concepts, or theories.
109	Absurd	Ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, incongruous, or extremely silly.
110	Accelerate	meaning to move faster or cause something to happen sooner or more quickly.
111	Access	which is the permission, liberty, or ability to enter or approach a place or person.
112	Accident	An unintended, normally unwanted event that was not deliberately caused by humans.
113	Acclimatise	To adjust or adapt to a new climate, place, or situation.
114	Accomplice	A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan, especially an unethical or illegal plan.
115	Acerose	Narrow, long, and pointed, such as the leaves of a pine tree.
116	Acoustics	The branch of physics that deals with the properties of sound.
117	Acquit	To free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
118	Acrobat	An entertainer who performs spectacular feats of tumbling, balancing, and agility.
119	Acrophobia	An extreme or irrational fear of heights.
120	Acumen	The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
121	Adhoc	Created or done for a particular purpose as necessary, rather than planned in advance.
122	Adolescence	which is the transitional stage of physical and psychological development that occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.
123	Adolescent	A young person in the transition period between childhood and adulthood.
124	Adonis	A very handsome young man.
125	Adulation	Excessive admiration or praise.
126	Adultery	Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.
127	Aerial	Existing, happening, or operating in the air.
128	Aeronautics	The science or art of design, construction, and operation of aircraft.
129	Aerophobia	An irrational fear of flying.
130	Aesthete	A person who has or affects to have a special appreciation of art and beauty.
131	Aesthetic	Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
132	Affidavit	A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.
133	Affinity	A natural liking for and understanding of someone or something.
134	Agenda	A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.
135	Aggravate	To make a problem, injury, or offense worse or more serious.
136	Aggressive	Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by hostility.
137	Aggressor	A person or country that attacks another first.
138	Agnostic	A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena.
139	Agoraphobia	Extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or public places from which escape might be difficult.
140	Alchemy	The medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned with the supposed transformation of matter, especially trying to convert base metals into gold.
141	Algophobe	a person with an irrational fear of pain.
142	Algophobia	Persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of pain.
143	Alienate	To cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged.
144	Alienation	The state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.
145	Alimony	A husband's or wife's court-ordered provision for a spouse after separation or divorce; maintenance.
146	Allegory	A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
147	Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
148	Allusive	(Of a remark or reference) working by suggestion rather than explicit mention.
149	Alluvial	Pertaining to, composed of, or found in alluvium (loose soil or sediments deposited by water).
150	Alma Mater	The school, college, or university that one formerly attended.
151	Almanac	An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables.
152	Alpinism	The sport of mountain climbing, especially on high, steep mountains.
153	Altimeter	An instrument used for measuring altitude.
154	Altitude	The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
155	Altophobia	An irrational fear of heights.
156	Altruism	The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
157	Altruist	A person who practices altruism; one who is selflessly concerned for the welfare of others.
158	Altruistic	Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.
159	Amateur	A person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis.
160	Amaxophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of riding in a car.
161	Ambidexter	A person who is ambidextrous.
162	Ambidextrous	(Of a person) able to use the right and left hands equally well.
163	Ambiguous	(Of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
164	Ambivalent	Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
165	Ambivert	A person whose personality has a balance of extrovert and introvert features.
166	Amble	To walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
167	Ambulance	A vehicle specially equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from the hospital.
168	Ammeter	An instrument for measuring electric current in amperes.
169	Amnesia	A partial or total loss of memory.
170	Amnesiphobia	An abnormal fear of amnesia.
171	Amnesty	An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
172	Amoral	Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.
173	Amphibian	A cold-blooded vertebrate animal (such as a frog or salamander) that is typically found in both water and land.
174	Amphibious	Relating to, or capable of living both on land and in water.
175	Ample	Enough or more than enough; plentiful.
176	Amputate	To cut off a limb or digit by surgical operation.
177	Amputee	A person who has had a limb or part of a limb amputated.
178	Amychophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of being scratched or of scratches.
179	Anachronism	A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially something conspicuously old-fashioned.
180	Anachronistic	Relating to or constituting an anachronism.
181	Anaesthetics	A substance that produces general or local insensibility.
182	Anaesthetist	A medical practitioner who specializes in administering anaesthetics.
183	Analogy	A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
184	Anarchist	A person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy.
185	Anarchy	A state of disorder due to the absence or non-recognition of authority.
186	Anatomist	A specialist in anatomy.
187	Anatomy	The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms.
188	Anchor	A person or thing that provides security or stability, or a device used to moor a ship to the sea bottom.
189	Andromania	An excessive sexual desire in women (a less common term for nymphomania).
190	Androphile	A person sexually attracted to men.
191	Anecdote	A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
192	Anemia	A condition in which there is a deficiency of red cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness.
193	Anemometer	an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind.
194	Anglophile	A person who is fond of or greatly admires England or Britain.
195	Anglophobe	A person who dislikes or fears England, Britain, or English culture.
196	Angrophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of anger or becoming angry.
197	Anile	(Of a woman) characterized by or exhibiting the weaknesses or diseases of old age.
198	Animosity	Strong hostility.
199	Annihilate	To destroy utterly; obliterate.
200	Anniversary	The date on which an event took place in a previous year, usually with some commemoration.
201	Annuity	A fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.
202	Annular	Ring-shaped.
203	Anodyne	A pain-relieving drug or medicine, or something that is not likely to offend anyone.
204	Anonymous	(Of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name.
205	Anorexia	An eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted perception of weight.
206	Antagonist	A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
207	Antedate	To precede in time, or to put an earlier date on a document than the actual date.
208	Anteroom	A small outer room that leads to another, often a waiting room.
209	Anthology	A published collection of poems or pieces of writing.
210	Anthropologist	A person engaged in the practice of anthropology.
211	Anthropologist	a person who studies humankind.
212	Anthropology	The study of humankind, in particular, its origins, development, customs, and beliefs.
213	Anthropophagi	Cannibals; people who eat human flesh.
214	Anthropophobia	An abnormal fear of people or social situations.
215	Antibiotics	A medicine (such as penicillin) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
216	Antidote	A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
217	Antipathy	A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.
218	Antiquarian	A person who studies or collects antiques or old things.
219	Antiquary	A person who studies or collects antiques or old things.
220	Antiquated	Old-fashioned or outdated.
221	Apartheid	(In South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.
222	Apathy	Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
223	Aphelion	The point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
224	Apiary	A place where bees are kept; a collection of hives.
225	Apogee	the point in an orbit farthest from the Earth.
226	Apologist	A person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial.
227	Apostasy	The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle.
228	Apostate	A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
229	Apostle	A fervent proponent or advocate of a belief or cause.
230	Apothegm	a concise saying or maxim.
231	Appraisal	An act of assessing something or someone.
232	Appreciate	To recognize the full worth of, or to rise in value.
233	Aquarium	A transparent tank of water in which fish and other water animals and plants are kept.
234	Aquatic	Relating to water.
235	Arable	(Of land) used or suitable for growing crops.
236	Arachnophobia	Extreme or irrational fear of spiders.
237	Arbiter	A person empowered to decide a dispute, or a judge.
238	Arbitrator	An independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute.
239	Arboreal	(Chiefly of animals) living in trees.
240	Arboriculture	The cultivation of trees and shrubs.
241	Archaeologist	An expert in archaeology.
242	Archaeology	The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts.
243	Archaism	A word or phrase that is old-fashioned.
244	Archipelago	which is a group or chain of islands.
245	Archive	A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
246	Arena	A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict.
247	Aristocracy	The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.
248	Armistice	An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting; a truce.
249	Arsenal	A collection of weapons and military equipment, or a place where they are made or stored.
250	Arsonist	A person who deliberately sets fire to property.
251	Articulate	(Of a person or a person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
252	Artist	A person who produces paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
253	Artiste	A professional entertainer, especially a singer or dancer.
254	Ascetic	Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstinence from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
255	Assent	The expression of approval or agreement.
256	Assertive	Having or showing a confident and forceful personality.
257	Astraphobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of thunder and lightning.
258	Astrologer	An expert in astrology.
259	Astrology	The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.
260	Astronaut	A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.
261	Astronomer	An expert in astronomy.
262	Astronomy	The branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
263	Asylum	An institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill, or a refuge from danger.
264	Atheist	A person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
265	Atmosphere	The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
266	Atychiphobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of failure.
267	Audible	Able to be heard.
268	Audience	The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event.
269	Audiometer	An instrument used to measure a person's hearing sensitivity.
270	Audiophone	A device that helps hearing, such as a type of hearing aid.
271	Auditor	A person who conducts a formal examination of an organization's accounts.
272	Auditorium	The part of a theater, concert hall, or other public building in which the audience sits.
273	Aurora Australis	A natural electrical phenomenon seen in the sky, typically a colorful display of lights, visible in the Southern Hemisphere.
274	Aurora Borealis	which is a natural electrical phenomenon seen in the sky, typically a colorful display of lights, visible in the Northern Hemisphere.
275	Autobiography	An account of a person's life written by that person.
276	Autocracy	A system of government by one person with absolute power.
277	Autocrat	A ruler who has absolute power, or a person who insists on complete control.
278	Autogamy	Self-pollination in plants, or self-fertilization in animals.
279	Autograph	A person's own signature.
280	Automatic	(Of a device or process) working by itself with little or no direct human control.
281	Automobile	A road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor, and able to carry a small number of people.
282	Autonomy	The right or condition of self-government or being independent.
283	Autophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of being alone.
284	Autopsy	A postmortem examination to determine the cause of death or the existence of disease.
285	Avalanche	A mass of snow, ice, and rocks rapidly falling down a mountainside.
286	Avarice	Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
287	Avaricious	Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
288	Aviary	A large cage, enclosure, or building for keeping birds.
289	Aviation	The flying or operating of aircraft.
290	Axiom	A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
291	Baffle	To totally confuse or perplex, or to restrain or regulate the flow of something.
292	Bald	Having little or no hair on the top of the head.
293	Bale	A large bundle of raw or finished material, tightly bound with cord or wire and often wrapped.
294	Ballad	A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
295	Ballistics	The study of the dynamics of projectiles.
296	Balmaccan	A type of loose-fitting, single-breasted overcoat, often with raglan sleeves and a fly front.
297	Ban Theist	This appears to be a misinterpretation or combination of words, perhaps suggesting a person who believes in banning theists.
298	Bankrupt	(Of a person or organization) declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts.
299	Barbarism	Absence of culture and civilization, or an uncivilized, coarse, or cruel act.
300	Barometer	An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
301	Barracks	A building or group of buildings used to house soldiers.
302	Bathophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of depths (such as deep water or tunnels).
303	Battery	A container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.
304	BEACH	A pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks.
305	Beings	Existences or entities, especially living ones.
306	Belfry	The part of a bell tower or steeple in which the bell is housed.
307	Bell	A hollow, usually metal, object, typically in the shape of a deep inverted cup, that sounds a clear musical note when struck.
308	BELLICOSE	Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
309	Bellicose	Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
310	BELLIGERENT	Hostile and aggressive behavior.
311	Belligerent	Hostile and aggressive, or a nation or person engaged in a war or conflict.
312	Bellow	A deep, loud roar, typically in pain or anger.
313	BENEFACTOR	A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
314	Benefactor	A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
315	Beneficiary	A person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.
316	Benevolence	The quality of being well meaning; kindness.
317	Benevolent	Well meaning and kindly.
318	Bevy	A large group of people or things of a particular kind, or a flock of quail.
319	Bibliographer	A person who writes or compiles bibliographies.
320	BIBLIOGRAPHY	A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work or a list of books available in a library.
321	Bibliography	A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work or an extended essay.
322	Bibliokleptomania	A compulsive desire to steal books.
323	Bibliomancy	Divination accomplished by opening a Bible or other book at random and interpreting the first passage one finds.
324	Bibliomania	Passionate enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books.
325	Bibliometrics	which is the statistical analysis of books, articles, or other publications.
326	BIBLIOPHILE	A person who collects or has a great love of books.
327	Bibliophile	A person who collects or has a great love of books.
328	Bibliophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of books.
329	BIENNIAL	Taking place every other year.
330	Biennial	Taking place every other year.
331	Bifurcate	To divide into two branches or forks.
332	Bigamist	a person who commits bigamy.
333	Bigamy	The act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another.
334	BIGAMY	The act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person.
335	BIGOT	A person who is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction.
336	Bigot	A person who is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, especially one who regards or treats the members of a group with hatred and intolerance.
337	Bilingual	(Of a person) speaking two languages fluently.
338	BILINGUAL	Speaking two languages fluently.
339	Biodegradable	(Of a substance or object) capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.
340	BIOGRAPHY	An account of someone's life written by someone else.
341	Biography	An account of someone's life written by someone else.
342	Biologist	A person who studies living organisms, including their structure, functioning, evolution, distribution, and interrelationships.
343	Biology	The study of living organisms.
344	Bioluminescence	The production and emission of light by a living organism.
345	Biopsy	An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease.
346	Biota	The animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
347	BIPED	An animal that uses two legs for walking.
348	Black Box	A flight recorder in an aircraft that records essential flight data, or a complex device whose inner workings are mysterious.
349	BLASPHEME	To speak irreverently about God or sacred things.
350	Blasphemer	A person who speaks irreverently about God or sacred things.
351	Blasphemous	Sacrilegious against God or sacred things.
352	Blasphemy	The act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
353	BLISS	A state of perfect happiness or great joy.
354	Blonde	(Of a person's hair) fair or pale yellow.
355	Blood Transfusion	The process of transferring blood or blood products from one person to another.
356	Blood	The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues.
357	Bohemian	A person, typically an artist or writer, who leads an unconventional life.
358	Bolo	A heavy, single-edged Filipino knife.
359	BOORISH	Rough and bad-mannered; coarse.
360	Botanist	A scientist who specializes in the study of plants.
361	BOTANY	The scientific study of plants.
362	Botany	The scientific study of plants, including their structure, properties, and biochemical processes.
363	Bottleneck	A point of congestion or obstruction, or a situation that causes delay in a process or system.
364	Boulevard	A wide street in a town or city, typically lined with trees.
365	Bouquet	An attractively arranged bunch of flowers.
366	Bourgeois	Of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
367	Boutique	A small store selling fashionable clothes or accessories.
368	Bovine	Relating to or affecting cattle.
369	BREVITY	Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
370	Brevity	Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
371	Brewery	A place where beer is commercially made.
372	BREWERY	A place where beer is made commercially.
373	Brigand	A member of a gang of robbers, operating in an isolated or mountainous area.
374	Brittle	Hard but liable to break or shatter easily.
375	Brood	A family of young animals, especially birds, produced at one hatching or birth.
376	Brunette	A person (especially a woman) with dark brown hair.
377	Buccal	Relating to the cheek or the mouth.
378	Bumpkin	An unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside.
379	Bungalow	A low house, typically single-storey, sometimes with an attic or roof space converted for use.
380	BUREAUCRACY	A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
381	Bureaucracy	A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
382	Burglar	A person who commits burglary (illegal entry to a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft).
383	Burrow	A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, typically a rabbit, as a dwelling.
384	Bursar	An administrative officer in a college or university responsible for the finances.
385	Butcher	A person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat.
386	Byre	A cowshed.
387	Cache	A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
388	Cackle	A harsh, raucous sound when laughing.
389	Cacographer	A person with bad handwriting or a bad speller.
390	Cacographic	Relating to, or characterized by, bad handwriting or spelling.
391	Cacographist	A person with bad handwriting or a bad speller.
392	Cacography	Bad handwriting or spelling.
393	Cacophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of ugliness.
394	Cacophonous	Involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
395	CACOPHONY	A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
396	Cadaver	A corpse.
397	Caduceus	An ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, typically one with two snakes twined around it, which is the symbol of medicine.
398	CAJOLE	To persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
399	Caliber	The quality of someone's character or the level of their ability.
400	Calligrapher	A person who practices the art of beautiful handwriting.
401	Calligraphist	A person who practices the art of beautiful handwriting.
402	CALLIGRAPHY	Decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.
403	Calligraphy	Decorative handwriting or the art of producing beautiful handwriting.
404	Calorimeter	An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or physical change.
405	Camouflage	The disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.
406	CANNIBAL	A person who eats the flesh of other human beings.
407	Cannibal	A person who eats the flesh of other human beings.
408	Canon	A general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.
409	CAPSIZE	To turn over in the water (typically referring to a boat).
410	Caravan	A group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa.
411	Carburetor	a device in an internal combustion engine for mixing air with a fine spray of liquid fuel.
412	Cardiac	Relating to the heart.
413	Cardinal	Of prime importance; fundamental.
414	Cardiograph	A medical instrument that records the contractions of the heart.
415	CARDIOLOGIST	A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases.
416	Cardiologist	A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities.
417	Caricature	A picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
418	Caricaturist	A person who draws or writes caricatures.
419	Caries	Decay and crumbling of a tooth or bone.
420	CARNAGE	The killing of a large number of people.
421	CARNIVAL	A period of public revelry at a regular time each year.
422	Carnivore	An animal that feeds on meat.
423	Carnivorous	(Of an animal) feeding on other animals.
424	Carrion	The decaying flesh of dead animals.
425	CARTOGRAPHER	A person who draws or produces maps.
426	Cartographer	A person who draws or produces maps.
427	CARTOGRAPHY	The science or practice of drawing maps.
428	Cartography	The science or practice of drawing maps.
429	Cartoon	A simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorous or exaggerated way, or a film using animation techniques.
430	Casino	A public room or building for gambling.
431	Catalogue	A complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or numerical order.
432	CATALOGUE	A complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.
433	Catastrophe	An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
434	Catholicity	The quality or state of being Catholic, or a wide variety of tastes, interests, or views.
435	Caucus	A meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, or a similar group of people.
436	Cavalry	(In the past) soldiers who fought on horseback.
437	Cavernous	Like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
438	Caw	The characteristic harsh cry of a rook, crow, or raven.
439	Ceasefire	A temporary cessation of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place.
440	CELIBACY	The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.
441	Celibacy	The state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both, usually for religious reasons.
442	Celibate Or Celibacy	Refers to either the abstinent person or the state of abstinence itself.
443	CELIBATE	A person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations.
444	Celibate	A person who is unmarried and abstains from sexual relations.
445	Cellar	An underground room or rooms, typically used for storing wine or coal.
446	Cemetery	A large burial ground, typically one not attached to a church.
447	CEMETERY	A place, usually a large park-like area, for burying the dead.
448	Census	An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details about individuals.
449	Centenarian	A person who is one hundred or more years old.
450	CENTENARY	The hundredth anniversary of a significant event.
451	Centenary	The hundredth anniversary of a significant event.
452	Centennial	A hundredth anniversary.
453	Centipede	A predatory myriapod invertebrate with a flattened elongated body composed of many segments, each with one pair of legs.
454	Centrifugal	Moving or tending to move away from a center.
455	Centrophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of a new thing or phenomenon.
456	Cervine	Relating to or resembling a deer.
457	Chagrin	which is distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
458	Chandelier	which is a large, decorative hanging light with several branches or lights.
459	Changeling	A child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child.
460	Charlatan	A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.
461	Chasm	A deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface.
462	Chauffeur	A person employed to drive a private or hired car.
463	Chauvinist	A person displaying excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular group or cause.
464	Chemotherapy	The treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances, especially the treatment of cancer by cytotoxic drugs.
465	Chiaroscuro	which is the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting.
466	Chirographer	A person skilled in chirography (handwriting).
467	Chiromancy	which is palmistry or fortune-telling by reading palms.
468	Chiropodist	A person who treats the feet and their ailments.
469	Choir	An organized group of singers, typically one that takes part in church services or performs in public.
470	Cholecystectomy	A surgical operation to remove the gallbladder.
471	Choreographer	A person who creates and arranges dances.
472	Choreography	The sequence of steps and movements in a dance or other choreographed work.
473	Chronic	(Of an illness or problem) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
474	Chronobiology	The study of biological rhythms (such as wakefulness, sleep, and appetite).
475	Chronograph	An instrument for recording time with great accuracy.
476	Chronologer	A person who studies or determines chronology.
477	Chronological	(Of a record of events) starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.
478	CHRONOLOGICAL	Arranged in the order of time, starting with the earliest events.
479	Chronology	The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
480	Chronometer	An instrument for measuring time, especially one designed to keep accurate time in spite of motion or variations in temperature, humidity, and air pressure.
481	Chronophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of time or the passage of time.
482	Cinematograph	A motion-picture camera.
483	Circumambulate	To walk all the way around something.
484	CIRCUMLOCUTION	The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague.
485	Circumlocution	The use of unnecessarily large numbers of words to express an idea; speaking in a roundabout way.
486	Circumspect	Wary and unwilling to take risks.
487	Circumstantial	(Of evidence or a prediction) pointing toward a conclusion without being conclusive in itself.
488	Civilization	The process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social and cultural development and organization.
489	Claque	A group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker.
490	Clarify	To make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.
491	Classic	Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind.
492	CLAUSTROPHOBIA	Extreme or irrational fear of confined places.
493	Claustrophobia	Extreme or irrational fear of confined places.
494	Click	A short, sharp sound, often made by pressing a switch or button.
495	Clientele	All the clients of a particular business or professional person.
496	Clio	The Muse of history in Greek mythology.
497	Clique	A small group of people, with shared interests or other characteristics, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them.
498	Cloakroom	A room where outdoor clothes and bags may be left.
499	Cluck	A short, guttural sound made by a hen.
500	COAGULATE	To change from a fluid to a solid or semi-solid state.
501	Coalesce	To come together and form one mass or whole.
502	Cocktail	An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice or tonic water.
503	Codicil	An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
504	COERCE	To persuade an unwilling person to do something by using force or threats.
505	Coercion	The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
506	Coeval	Having the same age or date of origin; contemporary.
507	Coffle	A line of slaves or prisoners fastened or driven along together.
508	COGNATE	A word having the same linguistic derivation as another.
509	Cognomen	A surname, especially one which is an epithet, nickname, or given as a mark of honor.
510	Coincident	Occurring or existing at the same time or in the same place.
511	Colleague	A person with whom one works in a profession or business.
512	Colleagues	People with whom one works in a profession or business.
513	COLLEAGUES	People with whom one works, especially in a profession or business.
514	Colloquial	(Of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
515	COLLOQUIAL	Language used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
516	COLLUSION	Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.