Q R S Flashcards
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quagmire
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A marshy, boggy, area
a difficult situation
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quaint
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charmingly old-fashioned
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quandary
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a perplexed, unresolvable state
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quell
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to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
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querulous
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whiny, complaining
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quixotic
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idealistic, impractical
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quotidian
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daily
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rail
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to scold, protest
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rancid
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having a terrible taste or smell
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rancor
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deep, bitter resentment
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rapport
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mutual understanding and harmony
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rash
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hasty, incautious
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raucous
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loud, boisterous
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raze
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to demolish, level
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rebuke
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to scold, criticize
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recalcitrant
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defiant, unapologetic
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recapitulate
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to sum up, repeat
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reciprocate
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to give in return
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reclusive
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solitary, shunning society
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reconcile
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to return to harmony
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rectitude
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uprightness, extreme morality
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redoubtable
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formidable
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refract
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to distort, change
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refurbish
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to restore, clean up
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refute
to prove wrong
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regurgitate
to vomit
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relegate
to assign to the proper place
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relish
to enjoy
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remedial
intended to repair gaps in students' basic knowledge
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remiss
negligent, failing to take care
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renovate
restore, return to original state
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renown
honor, acclaim
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renunciation
to reject
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repentant
penitent, sorry
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replete
full, abundant
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reproach
to scold, disapprove
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repose
to rest, lie down
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reprehensible
deserving rebuke
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reprieve
a temporary delay of punishment
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reprobate
evil, unprincipled
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reprove
to scold, rebuke
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repulse
to disgust
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repudiate
to reject, refuse to accept
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requisition
a demand for goods, usually made by an authority
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rescind
to take back, repeal
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reservoir
reserves, large supply
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resilient
able to recover from misfortune; able to withstand adversity
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resolve
to find a solution
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reputable
of good reputation
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respite
a break, rest
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resplendent
shiny, glowing
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restitution
restoration to the rightful owner
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restive
resistant, stubborn, impatient
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revel
to enjoy intensely
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resolute
firm, determined
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revere
to esteem, show deference, venerate
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retract
withdraw
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revoke
to take back
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sacrosanct
holy, something that should not be criticized
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rhapsodize
to engage in excessive enthusiasm
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ribald
coarsely, crudely humorous
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rife
abundant
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ruminate
to contemplate, reflect
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ruse
a trick
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saccharine
sickeningly sweet
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sagacity
shrewdness, soundness of perspective
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salient
significant, conspicuous
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salutation
a greeting
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salve
a soothing balm
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sanctimonious
giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
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sanguine
optimistic, cheery
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scathing
sharp, critical, hurtful
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scintillating
sparkling
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scrupulous
painstaking, careful
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satiate
to satisfy exessively
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sedentary
sitting, settled
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semaphore
a visual signal
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seminal
original, important, creating a field
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scurrilous
vulgar, coarse
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sensual
involving sensory gratification, usually related to sex
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serendipity
luck, finding good things without looking for them
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serene
calm, untroubled
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servile
subservient
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sensuous
involving sensory gratification
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sobriety
sedate demeanor, calmness
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solicitous
concerned, attentive
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sinuous
lithe, serpentine
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soluble
able to dissolve
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solipsistic
believing that oneself is all that exists
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solvent
a substance that can dissolve other substances
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sophomoric
immature, uninformed
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somnolent
sleepy, drowsy
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stagnate
to become or remain inactive, not develop, not flow
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sovereign
having absolute authority in a certain realm
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spurious
false but designed to seem plausible
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speculative
not based in fact
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stingy
not generous, not inclined to spend or give
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stoic
unaffected by passion or feeling
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strenuous
requiring tremendous energy or stamina
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stupefy
to astonish, make insensible
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stolid
expressing little sensibility, unemotional
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sublime
lofty, grand, exalted
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subjugate
to bring under control, subdue
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superfluous
exceeding what is necessary
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staid
sedate, serious, self-restrained
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strident
harsh, loud annoying
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succinct
marked by compact precision
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surfeit
an overabundant supply or indulgence
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swarthy
of dark color or complexion
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surreptitious
stealthy
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submissive
easily yielding to authority
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surrogate
one acting in place of another
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surmise
to infer with little evidence
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sycophant
one who flatters for self-gain
