List 1I Flashcards

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QUELL

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to put down forcibly

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RANCOR

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hostility

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RAVENOUS

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violently hungry or greedy

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REBUKE

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to criticize or find fault with

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RECIPROCATE

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to show or give in return

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RECLUSIVE

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seeking or preferring isolation

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RECONCILE

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to reestablish a close relationship between

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REFUGE

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protection or shelter

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REFUTE

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to prove to be false

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REITERATE

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to repeat

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RELINQUISH

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to give up; to release

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REMINISCE

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to recollect and tell of the past

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RENOUNCE

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to reject, disown, or formally give up

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REPREHENSIBLE

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deserving of criticism or disapproval

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REPROACH

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to criticize or express disappointment

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REPUDIATE

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to reject the validity of

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RESENT

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to feel angry and bitter about

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RESIGNATION

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acceptance of something as inescapable; submission

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RESILIENT

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able to recover promptly

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RESOLUTE

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firm or determined

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RESOLVE

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to make a firm decision about

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RETICENT

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restrained or reserved

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REVERE

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to

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REVOKE

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to void by recalling, reversing, or withdrawing

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RUDIMENTARY

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being or involving basic facts or principles

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SAGACIOUS

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insightful and wise

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SANCTION

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to give official authorization or approval to

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SANGUINE

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cheerful

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SCATHING

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harshly critical

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SCOFF

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to express or treat with disrespectful disregard

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SCORN

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intense hatred or disrespect

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SCRUPULOUS

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thorough and careful

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SCRUTINIZE

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to examine carefully

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SERENE

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calm

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SHREWD

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smart in a sneaky or tricky manner

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SKEPTICAL

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doubting, questioning, not believing

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SMUG

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self-satisfied (especially in a mocking way)

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SOLEMN

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serious and sober

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SOLICITOUS

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anxious or concerned

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SOMBER

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gloomy

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SPECIOUS

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seemingly true but actually logically false

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SPORADIC

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occurring at irregular intervals

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SPURIOUS

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not genuine; false

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SPURN

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to reject with disrespect

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SQUANDER

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to waste

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STAGNANT

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not moving, flowing, or developing

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STEADFAST

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firm and dependable

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STOIC

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seemingly unaffected by pleasure or pain

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SUBDUE

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to bring under control

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SUBSTANTIATE

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to support with proof