Word List 39 Flashcards

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rectify

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set right; correct

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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

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quibble

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minor objection or complaint

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recuperate

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recover

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rabid

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like a fanatic; furious

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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

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rationalize

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

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quell

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extinguish; put down; quiet

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quixotic

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idealistic but impractical

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quiver

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tremble; shake

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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
slope; inclined plane
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raconteur
storyteller
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quorum
number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
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recession
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
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rampant
growing in profusion; unrestrained
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reciprocate
repay in kind
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querulous
fretful; whining
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rarefied
made less dense
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rebuke
scold harshly; criticize severely
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quirk
startling twist; caprice
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rail
scold; rant
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reactionary
recoiling from progress; politically ultraconservative
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rapt
absorbed; enchanted
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random
without definite purpose, plan or aim; haphazard
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recalcitrant
obstinately stubborn
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ramshackle
rickety; falling apart
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rally
call up or summon; revive or recuperate
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quizzical
teasing; bantering; mocking; curious
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rebuttal
refutation; response with contrary evidence
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raspy
grating; harsh
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recourse
resorting to help when in trouble
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recast
reconstruct; fashion again
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reconcile
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel
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recluse
hermit; loner
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rapport
emotional closeness; harmony
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query
inquiry; question
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recurrent
occuring again and again
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raucous
harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous
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quietude
tranquility
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rankle
irritate; fester
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recipient
receiver
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reciprocal
mutual; exchangeable; interacting
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rectitude
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgement
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ramify
divide into branches or subdivision
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recrimination
countercharges
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quench
douse or extinguish; assuage or satisfy
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rancid
having the odour of stale fat
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raiment
clothing
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rancor
bitterness or hatred
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receptive
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions
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ravel
fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist; entangle
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ratify
approve formally; confirm; verify
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quiver
case for arrows
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rationale
fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action
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recount
narrate or tell; count over again
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recumbent
reclining; lying down completely or in part
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ramble
wander aimlessly
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realm
kingdom; field or sphere
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rapacious
excessively greedy; predatory