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1
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quandary

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N. dilemma

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N. dilemma

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quandary

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quarry

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  1. N. victim; object of a hunt

2. V. dig into

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  1. N. victim; object of a hunt

2. V. dig into

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quarry

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quell

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V. extinguish; put down; quiet

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V. extinguish; put down; quiet

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quell

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quench

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V. douse or extinguish; assuage or satisvy

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V. douse or extinguish; assuage or satisvy

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quench

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querelous

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ADJ. fretful; whining

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ADJ. fretful; whining

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querelous

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quibble

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N. minor objection or complaint

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N. minor objection or complaint

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quibble

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quip

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N. taunt

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N. taunt

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quip

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quiver

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  1. V. tremble; shake

2. N. case for arrows

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  1. V. tremble; shake

2. N. case for arrows

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quiver

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quixotic

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ADJ. idealistic but impractical

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ADJ. idealistic but impractical

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quixotic

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rabid

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ADJ. like a fanatic; furious

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ADJ. like a fanatic; furious

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rabid

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raconteur

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N. storyteller

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N. storyteller

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raconteur

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rally

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V. call up or summon; revive or recuperate

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V. call up or summon; revive or recuperate

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rally

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ramble

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V. wander aimlessly

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V. wander aimlessly

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ramble

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rampant

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ADJ. growing in profusion; unrestrained

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ADJ. growing in profusion; unrestrained

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rampant

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ramshackle

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ADJ. rickety; falling apart

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ADJ. rickety; falling apart

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ramshackle

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rancid

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ADJ. having the odor of stale fat

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ADJ. having the odor of stale fat

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rancid

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rancor

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N. bitterness; deep-seated hatred

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N. bitterness; deep-seated hatred

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rancor

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random

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ADJ. without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard

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ADJ. without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard

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random

37
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rant

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V. rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech

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V. rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech

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rant

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rarefied

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ADJ. made less dense

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ADJ. made less dense

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rarefied

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raucous

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ADJ. harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous

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ADJ. harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous

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raucous

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raze

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V. destroy completely

44
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V. destroy completely

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raze

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reactionary

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ADJ. recoiling from process; politically unconservative

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ADJ. recoiling from process; politically unconservative

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reactionary

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rebuff

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V. snub; beat back

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V. snub; beat back

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rebuff

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recalcitrant

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ADJ. obstinately stubborn

50
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ADJ. obstinately stubborn

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recalcitrant

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recant

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

52
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V. disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error

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recant

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recapitulate

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V. summarize

54
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V. summarize

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recapitulate

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recession

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N. withdrawl; tine of low economic activity

56
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N. withdrawl; tine of low economic activity

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recession

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reciprocate

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V. repay in kind

58
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V. repay in kind

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reciprocate

59
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recluse

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N. hermit; loner

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N. hermit; loner

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recluse

61
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reconcile

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V. correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel

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V. correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel

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reconcile

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