List 1I Flashcards by Wesley Chee

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QUELL

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to put down forcibly

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RANCOR

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hostility

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RAVENOUS

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violently hungry or greedy

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REBUKE

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to criticize or find fault with

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RECIPROCATE

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to show or give in return

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RECLUSIVE

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seeking or preferring isolation

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RECONCILE

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to reestablish a close relationship between

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REFUGE

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protection or shelter

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REFUTE

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to prove to be false

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REITERATE

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to repeat

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RELINQUISH

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to give up; to release

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REMINISCE

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to recollect and tell of the past

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RENOUNCE

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to reject, disown, or formally give up

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REPREHENSIBLE

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deserving of criticism or disapproval

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REPROACH

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to criticize or express disappointment

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REPUDIATE

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to reject the validity of

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RESENT

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to feel angry and bitter about

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RESIGNATION

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acceptance of something as inescapable; submission

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RESILIENT

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able to recover promptly

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RESOLUTE

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firm or determined

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RESOLVE

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to make a firm decision about

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RETICENT

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restrained or reserved

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REVERE

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to

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REVOKE

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to void by recalling, reversing, or withdrawing

RUDIMENTARY

being or involving basic facts or principles

SAGACIOUS

insightful and wise

SANCTION

to give official authorization or approval to

SANGUINE

cheerful

SCATHING

harshly critical

SCOFF

to express or treat with disrespectful disregard

SCORN

intense hatred or disrespect

SCRUPULOUS

thorough and careful

SCRUTINIZE

to examine carefully

SERENE

calm

SHREWD

smart in a sneaky or tricky manner

SKEPTICAL

doubting, questioning, not believing

SMUG

self-satisfied (especially in a mocking way)

SOLEMN

serious and sober

SOLICITOUS

anxious or concerned

SOMBER

gloomy

SPECIOUS

seemingly true but actually logically false

SPORADIC

occurring at irregular intervals

SPURIOUS

not genuine; false

SPURN

to reject with disrespect

SQUANDER

to waste

STAGNANT

not moving, flowing, or developing

STEADFAST

firm and dependable

STOIC

seemingly unaffected by pleasure or pain

SUBDUE

to bring under control

SUBSTANTIATE

to support with proof