6 Flashcards
Quiescent
being quiet and still
Ratify
to approve
Recalcitrant
resistant towards authority
Refute
prove someone wrong
Pervasive
spreading through
Pilfer
to steal something
Pinnacle
the highest point of development
Pious
devoutly religious
Remonstrate
argue in opposition
Remuneration
to recompense for losses
Reparation
atonement
Replete
full
Reprehensible
deserving blame
Reprimand
criticize
Reproach
mildly criticize
Repudiate
to reject
Repugnant
to detest
Reticent
quiet
Revenant
someone who returned from a long absence
Rue
to feel regret
Sate
to satisfy
Sedate
remaining calm
Scant
a tiny amount
Somber
gloomy
Stagnate
stand still
Stature
esteem
Stringent
strict rules
Succinct
short and clear
Tact
sensitivity in dealing with others
Taunt
insulting comments
Tenacious
stubbornly unyielding
Terse
brief
Thwart
hinder or prevent
Trifle
something unimportant
Trite
something repeated too often