Word List 24 Flashcards by Angela Reyes

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pusillanimous

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adj. cowardly; fainthearted

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quack

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n. charlatan; impostor

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quaff

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v. drink with relish

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qualms

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n. misgivings

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quandary

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n. dilemma

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quay

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n. dock; landing place

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querulous

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adj. fretful; whining

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quibble

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v. equivocate; play on words

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quiescent

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adj. at rest; dormant

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quietude

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n. tranquillity

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quintessence

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n. purest and highest embodiment

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quirk

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n. startling twist; caprice

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qui vive

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n. wide awake; expectant

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quixotic

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adj. idealistic but impractical

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quizzical

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adj. bantering; comical; humorously serious

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ragamuffin

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n. person wearing tattered clothers

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ramification

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n. branching out; subdivision

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rampant

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adj. rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained

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rancor

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n. bitterness; hatred

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rapacious

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adj. excessively grasping; plundering

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rapprochement

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n. reconciliation

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rarefied

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adj. made less dense (of a gas)

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ratiocination

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n. reasoning; the act of drawing conclusions from premises

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raucous

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adj. harsh and shrill

ravage

v. plunder; despoil

ravening

adj. rapacious; seeking prey

raze

v. destroy completely

rebate

n. discount

recalcitrant

adj. obstinately stubborn

recant

v. repudiate; withdraw previous statement

reciprocal

adj. mutual;exchangeable; interacting

reciprocate

v. repay in kind

recondite

adj. abstruse; profound; secret

reconnaissance

n. survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering

recourse

n. resorting to help when in trouble

recreant

n. coward; betrayer of faith

recrimination

n. countercharges

rectitude

n. uprightness

recumbent

adj. reclining; lying down completely or in part

recurrent

adj. occurring again and again

redolent

adj. fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor

redoubtable

adj. formidable; causing fear

redress

n. remedy; compensation

refection

n. slight refreshment

refectory

n. dining hall

refulgent

adj. radiant

refutation

n. disproof of opponents' arguments

regale

v. entertain

regatta

n. boat or yacht race

reiterate

v. repeat