Deck 8 Flashcards
(51 cards)
0
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Ratiocination
A
logical
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Rarefy
A
to purify
2
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Rebut
A
to refute
3
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Recalcitrant
A
rebel
4
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Recant
A
to recall
5
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Recapitulate
A
to review
6
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Recondite
A
esoteric
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Redress
A
relief
8
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Refectory
A
dining room
9
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Relegate
A
to assign
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Rejoinder
A
a response
11
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Remission
A
relaxation
12
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Remit
A
to pay
13
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Remuneration
A
wages
14
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Renege
A
to break a promise
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Repast
A
a meal
16
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Repose
A
to relax
17
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Repudiate
A
to reject
18
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Requiem
A
funeral hymn
19
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Rescind
A
to repeal
20
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Reticent
A
reserved
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Ribald
A
bawdy
22
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Rife
A
widespread
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Risqué
A
inappropriate
24
Rococo
ornamented
25
Rostrum
state
26
Saccharine
overly sweet
27
Sacrosanct
sacred
28
Sagacious
shrewd
29
Salient
jumping forth
30
Salubrious
healthy
31
Savant
learned person
32
Scrivener
copyist
33
Scurrilous
indecent
34
Sedentary
inactive
35
Seminal
related to beginnings
36
Senescent
aging
37
Sententious
moralizing
38
Seraphic
angelic
39
Sinecure
nominal job
40
Slough
to discard
41
Slovenly
messy
42
Sobriquet
nickname
43
Solecism
grammatical mistake
44
Solipsism
extreme narcissism
45
Sophist
orator
46
Soporific
sleepy
47
Sordid
filthy
48
Staid
restrained
49
Stand
group of trees
50
Stasis
motionless