Section 9-J,K,Q,U,W,Z Flashcards

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Jejune (adj)

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uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition

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Jibe (v)

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to agree, to be in accord

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Jocose (adj)

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given to joking; humorous

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Kinetic (adj)

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having to do with motion; lively; active

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Quaff (v)

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to drink deeply

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Quail (v)

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to shrink back in fear, lose courage

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Qualify (v)

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to limit

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Qualms (n)

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misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy

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Queries (n)

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questions, inquiries, reservations

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Querulous (adj)

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prone to complaining or grumbling, quarrelsome

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queri- (Latin)

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complain

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Quiescence (n)

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stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest

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Quiescent

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inactive, latent, causing no trouble, being at rest

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Quotidian (adj)

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occurring or recurring daily, commonplace

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Ubiquitous (adj)

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existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread

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ubique (Latin)

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ubiquity

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state of being everywhere at the same time

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Umbrage (n)

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offense, resentment

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Undulate (v)

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to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate

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unda

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undulations

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the motions something makes when it undulates

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Unfeigned (adj)

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genuine, not false or hypocritical

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Untenable (adj)

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indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable

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Untoward (adj)

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troublesome, unruly, unseemly, adverse, inappropriate, inconvenient

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Upbraid (v)
to scold, censure, rebuke, chastise
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Urbane (adj)
sophisticated, refined, elegant
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Usury (n)
charging an exorbitant (unreasonable high) or illegal rate of interest
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Waft (n)
light breeze, a puff
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Waft (v)
floating through the air or over water
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Waver (v)
to move to and fro, to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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Welter (v)
to writhe, to toss about, to be in turmoil
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Welter (n)
a state of turmoil or chaotic jumble
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Wend (v)
to go, proceed, walk
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Whet (n)
to sharpen or stimulate
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whet (Germanic)
sharp
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whimsical (adj)
imaginative; unpredictable
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whim (n)
a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that i unusual or unexplained
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whimsy (n)
playfully quaint (attractively unusual) or fanciful behavior or humor
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Zealous (adj)
fervent(passionate intensity), ardent, impassioned