Word List 39

Question 1

rectify

Answer 1

set right; correct

Question 2

recapitulate

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summarize

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recidivism

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habitual return to crime

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queasy

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easily nauseated; squeamish

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ratiocination

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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises

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reconnaissance

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survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering

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recant

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disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error

Question 8

quibble

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minor objection or complaint

Question 9

recuperate

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recover

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rabid

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like a fanatic; furious

Question 11

quiescent

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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

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quintessence

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purest and highest embodiment

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rebuff

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snub; beat back

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reaper

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one who harvests grain

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ravenous

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extremely hungry

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quip

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taunt

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raze

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destroy completely

Question 18

rationalize

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give a plausible reason for an action in a place of a true, less admirable one; offer an excuse

Question 19

quell

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extinguish; put down; quiet

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quixotic

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idealistic but impractical

Question 21

quiver

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tremble; shake

Question 22

ramification

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branching out; subdivision

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rave

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overwhelmingly favorable review

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rant

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rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech

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ramp

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slope; inclined plane

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raconteur

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storyteller

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quorum

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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

Question 28

recession

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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity

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rampant

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growing in profusion; unrestrained

Question 30

reciprocate

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repay in kind

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querulous

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fretful; whining

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rarefied

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made less dense

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rebuke

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scold harshly; criticize severely

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quirk

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startling twist; caprice

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rail

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scold; rant

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reactionary

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recoiling from progress; politically ultraconservative

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rapt

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absorbed; enchanted

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random

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without definite purpose, plan or aim; haphazard

Question 39

recalcitrant

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obstinately stubborn

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ramshackle

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rickety; falling apart

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rally

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call up or summon; revive or recuperate

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quizzical

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teasing; bantering; mocking; curious

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rebuttal

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refutation; response with contrary evidence

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raspy

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grating; harsh

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recourse

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resorting to help when in trouble

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recast

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reconstruct; fashion again

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reconcile

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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel

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recluse

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hermit; loner

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rapport

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emotional closeness; harmony

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query

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inquiry; question

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recurrent

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occuring again and again

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raucous

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harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous

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quietude

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tranquility

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rankle

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irritate; fester

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recipient

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receiver

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reciprocal

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mutual; exchangeable; interacting

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rectitude

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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgement

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ramify

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divide into branches or subdivision

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recrimination

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countercharges

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quench

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douse or extinguish; assuage or satisfy

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rancid

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having the odour of stale fat

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raiment

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clothing

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rancor

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bitterness or hatred

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receptive

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quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions

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ravel

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fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist; entangle

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ratify

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approve formally; confirm; verify

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quiver

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case for arrows

Question 68

rationale

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fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action

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recount

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narrate or tell; count over again

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recumbent

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reclining; lying down completely or in part

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ramble

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wander aimlessly

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realm

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kingdom; field or sphere

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rapacious

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excessively greedy; predatory