Qra Flashcards
(20 cards)
Qualified
Made fit (by training, experience) to do a specific job
Competent. capable. fit.
Quell
Put an end to; quiet or soothe
Suppress. Extinguish. Pacify
Querulous
Habitually fussy and full of complaints
Fretful. Whining. Petulant. Peevish.
Quiescent
Temporarily inactive; at rest
Dormant. Quiet. Still.
Quixotic
Idealistic but impractical
Unrealistic. Impracticable. Visionary. Unpredictable
Quagmire
Soft, wet boggy land. Complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
Marsh, bog morass predicament quandry dilemm jam
Quotidian
Occurring everyday
Usual; daily; commonplace; customary
Rancor
Bitter, deep seated resentment
Hatred; bitterness; enmity
Rarefied
Elevated in nature
Lofty; refined; select; esoteric
Recalcitrant
Obstinately atubborn; determind to resist authority
Unruly. Intractable. Refractory. Fractious.
Recant
Retract a previous statement; openly confess error
Renounce. Repudiate. Disavow. disclaim.
Reclusive
Seeking isolation; withdrawn from society; providing seclusion
Recondite
Difficult to understnd; hidden from sight
Profound; abstruse; esoteric; obscure; secret; mysterious
Redoubtable
Causing fear or awe; commanding respect
Formidable; intimidating
Redress
Possibility of finding a relief from distress; compensation for loss
Remedy; reparation; correction
Refractory
Stubborn obstinately; resistant to treatment
Unmanageable. Recalcitrant; unruly; fractious; intractable
Refute
Prove false; overthrow by means of evidence
Disprove; counter
Rejoinder
Answer; specifically an answer to a reply
Retort. Comeback; reply
Relegate
Consign to an inferior position
Assign; delegate; banish
Reprehensible
Deserving blame
Culpable; blameworthy; disgraceful; wicked
