Word List 24 Flashcards by Angela Reyes | Brainscape

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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

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ravage

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v. plunder; despoil

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ravening

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adj. rapacious; seeking prey

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raze

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v. destroy completely

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rebate

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n. discount

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recalcitrant

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adj. obstinately stubborn

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recant

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v. repudiate; withdraw previous statement

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reciprocal

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adj. mutual;exchangeable; interacting

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reciprocate

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v. repay in kind

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recondite

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adj. abstruse; profound; secret

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reconnaissance

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n. survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering

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recourse

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n. resorting to help when in trouble

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recreant

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n. coward; betrayer of faith

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recrimination

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n. countercharges

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rectitude

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n. uprightness

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recumbent

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adj. reclining; lying down completely or in part

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recurrent

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adj. occurring again and again

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redolent

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adj. fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor

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redoubtable

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adj. formidable; causing fear

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redress

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n. remedy; compensation

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refection

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n. slight refreshment

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refectory

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n. dining hall

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refulgent

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adj. radiant

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refutation

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n. disproof of opponents’ arguments

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regale

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v. entertain

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regatta

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n. boat or yacht race

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reiterate

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v. repeat