Q's, R's and S's Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Quaff

A

To drink heartily

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Querulous

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Characterized by constant complaining or whining

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Quixotic

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Unpredictable and impractical

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Quotidian

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Ordinary, occurring daily

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Rancor

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Bitter resentment

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly resistant; defiant

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Recluse

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Someone who is withdrawn from society

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Recompense

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Payment in return for something or to award compensation to

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Reconciliation

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The reestablishing of cordial relations

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Recondite

A

Difficult to understand

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Refute

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To prove to be false; to deny the truth of

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Relegate

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To refer or assign to a particular place or category

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Renounce

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Break; reject

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Reparation

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Compensation given to make amends

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Reproach

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To express disapproval

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Repudiate

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To reject or refuse as valid

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Resolute

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Definite, determined

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Resonant

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Strong and deep; lasting

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Resplendent

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Dazzling or brilliant in appearance

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Resurrect

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To bring back to life

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Rhetoric

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Effective use of language; a style of speaking or writing

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Rigor

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Strictness or severity

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Sage

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One revered for experience and wisdom

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Sanctimonious

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Feigning piety or righteousness

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Sanction
Authoritative permission or to give official approval to
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Satirize
To insult using witty language
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Sedulous
Preserving, industrious
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Skepticism
An attitude of doubt or disbelief
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Solace
Comfort, safety
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Solicitous
Concerned; thoughtful
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Specious
Appearing to be true or genuine but actually deceptive
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Speculate
To theorize on the basis of inconclusive evidence
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Spontaneous
Arising without apparent external cause; unrestrained
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Squelch
To crush or silence
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Stanch
To stop or check the flow of
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Static
Fixed or stationary
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Stint
A length of time spent in a particular way
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Stoic
Indifferent or unaffected
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Subjective
Depending or based on someone's personal attitudes or opinions
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Substantiate
To validate or support
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Subsume
To contain or include
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Subvert
To undermine, ruin, or overthrow
43
Surfeit
An over abundance or excess
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Susceptible
Easily influenced or likely to be affected
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Synchronized
Occurring at the same time and at the same rate