Word List 39 Flashcards by Joseline lu

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Quay

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Dock; landing place

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Queasy

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Easily nauseated

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Quell

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Extinguish; put down; quiet

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Quench

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Douse or extinguish

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Querulous

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Fretful; whining

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Query

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Inquiry; question

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Quibble

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Minor objection or complaint

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Quiescent

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At rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

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Quietude

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Tranquility

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Quintessence

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Purest and highest embodiment

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Quip

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Taunt

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Quirk

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Startling twist

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Quiver

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Tremble

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Quixotic

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Idealistic but impractical

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Quizzical

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Teasing; bantering; mocking

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Rabid

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Like a fanatic; furious

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Raconteur

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Storyteller

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Rail

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Scold; rant

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Raiment

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Clothing

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Ramble

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Wander aimlessly

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Ramification

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Branching out; subdivision

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Ramify

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Divide into branches

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Rampant

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Growing in profusion; unrestrained

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Ramshackle

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Rickety; falling apart

Rancid

Having the odor of stale fat

Rancor

Bitterness; hatred

Rankle

Irritate; fester

Rant

Rave; talk excitedly; scold

Rapacious

Excessively greedy; predatory

Rapport

Emotional closeness; harmony

Rapt

Absorbed; enchanted

Rarefied

Made less dense

Raspy

Grating; harsh

Ratify

Approve formally; confirm

Ratiocination

Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises

Rationale

Fundamental reason or justification

Ravenous

Extremely hungry

Raze

Destroy completely

Reaper

One who harvests grain

Rebuff

Snub; beat back

Rebuke

Scold harshly

Rebuttal

Refutation

Recalcitrant

Obstinately stubborn; unruly

Recant

Disclaim or disavow

Recapitulate

Summarize

Recast

Reconstruct

Receptive

Quick or willing to receive ideas. suggestions

Reciprocate

Repay in kind

Recluse

Hermit; loner

Reconcile

Correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel

Recount

Narrate or tell

Recourse

Resorting to help when in trouble

Recrimination

Countercharges

Rectify

Set right; correct

Rectitude

Uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgement

Recumbent

Reclining; lying down completely or in part

Recuperate

Recover

Recurrent

Occurring again and again