BOX 25 Flashcards
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requiem
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mass for the repose of the dead; dirge (elegy)
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requisite
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necessary requirement
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requite
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make approprite return for a favour or wrongdoing; repay; revenge
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reserve
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self-control
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residue
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remainder; balance
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resignation
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patient submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job
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resilient
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elastic; having the power to spring back
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resolve
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decide; settle; solve
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resonant
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echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound
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respiration
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breathing; exhalation
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respite
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interval of relief; rest
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resplendent
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brilliant; lustrous
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responsiveness
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state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.
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restitution
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compensation; reparation; indemnification
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restive
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restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
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restraint
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controlling force
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resumption
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tacking up again; recommencement
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resurgent
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rising again after defeat, etc.
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resuscitate
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revive
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retain
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keep; employ
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retaliate
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repay in kind for bad treatment
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retentive
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holding; having a good memory
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retinue
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following; attendants
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retiring
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modest; shy
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retort
quick; sharp reply
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retraction
withdrawal
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retrench
cut down; economize
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retribution
vengeance; compensation
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retrieve
recover; find and bring in
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retroactive
taking effect before its enactment
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retrograde
go backwards; degenerate
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retrospective
looking back on the past
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revelry
boisterous merrymaking
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reverberate
echo; resound
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reverie
daydream; musing
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revile
slander; vilify
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revoke
cancel; retract
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revulsion
sudden violent change of feelingl negative reaction
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rhapsodize
to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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rhetoric
art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language
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ribald
wanton; profane
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rider
amendment or cluase added toa a legislative bill
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prudish
having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with sexual propriety
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rife
abundant; current
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rift
opening; break
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rig
fix or manipulate
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rigid
stiff and unyielding; strict
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rigor
severity
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rile
vex; irritate; muddy
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riveting
absorbing; engrossing
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rivulet
small stream
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robust
vigorous; strong
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rococo
ornate; highly decorated; Late Baroque
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roil
to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb
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roseate
rosy; optimistic
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roster
list
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rostrum
platform for speech-making; pulpit
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rote
repetition
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rotunda
circular building or hall covered with a dome
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rotundity
roundness; sonorouness of sound
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rousing
lively; stirring
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rout
stampede; drive out
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rubble
fragments
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rubric
title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremonies; protocol
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ruddy
reddish; healthy-looking
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redimentary
not developed; elementary
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rueful
regretful; sorrowful; dejected
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ruffian
bully
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ruminate
chew the cud; ponder
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rummage
ransack; thoroughly search
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runic
mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
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ruse
trick; strategem
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rustic
pertaining to country people; uncouth
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rusticate
banish to the country; dwell in the country
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ruthless
pitiless
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relapse
fall back or sink again
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saboteur
one who destroys by sabotage; destroyer of property
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saccharine
cloyingly (disgustingly sweet) sweet
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sacrilegious
desecrating; profane
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sacrosanct
most sacred; inviolable (never to be broken; disfigured; dishonored)
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sadistic
inclined to cruelty
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saga
Scandinavian myth; any legend
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sagacious
keen; shrewd; having insight
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salacious
lascivious; lustful
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salient
prominent
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grimace
an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement
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saline
salty
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sallow
yellowish; sickly in colour
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salutary
tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
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salvage
rescue from loss
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sanctimonious
displaying ostentatious or hyppocritical devoutness
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sanguinary
bloody
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sanguine
cheerful; hopeful
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sapped
diminish; undermine (lessen the power)
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sarcasm
scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
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panegyric
public speech in praise of someone
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sardonic
disdainful; sarcastic; cynical
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sartorial
pertaining to tailors
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sate
satisfy to the full; cloy
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satellite
small body revolving around a larger one
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satire
form of literature in which irony, sarcasm and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly
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satirical
mocking
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saturnine
gloomy
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satyr
half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus, portayed as wanton and cunning
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saunter
stroll slowly
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savant
scholar
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savory
tasty; pleasing, attractive or agreeable
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scabbard
sheath; case for a sword blade
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scad
a great quantity
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scaffold
temporary platform for workers
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scale
climb up; ascend
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scanty
meager; insufficient
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scapegoat
someone who bears the blame for others
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scavenge
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search for food
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scenario
plot outline
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schematic
relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols
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schism
division; split
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scintilla
schred; least bit
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scintillate
sparkle; flash
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scoff
mock; ridicule
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scotch
stamp out; thwart; hinder
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scourge
lash; whip; severe punishment
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scruple
fret about; hesitate for ethical reasons
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scrupulous
conscientious; extremely thorough
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scrutinize
examine closely and critically
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scuffle
struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry
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scurrilous
obscene; indecent
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scurry
move briskly
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scurvy
despicable; comtemptible
