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Question 1

quibble

Answer 1

Make trivial arguments or criticisms, find faults in a petty way, esp. to evade something more important

Question 2

quiescent

Answer 2

Quiet, still

Question 3

quixotic

Answer 3

Extremely impractical but very romantic, chivalrous, or idealistic; impulsive

Instead of their usual quixotic quest, Utah Democrats declined to send a nominee to the ballot this year, clearing the way for a one-on-one contest between the Republican nominee and independent candidate Evan McMullin.

Question 4

quotidian

Answer 4

Daily; everyday, ordinary

Many of the 17th-century artist’s paintings center on women engaging in quotidian tasks such as reading, writing and playing musical instruments.

Question 5

raconteur

Answer 5

Wittystoryteller

Question 6

tepid

Answer 6

only slightly warm; lukewarm

Chinese support for Russia’s war is increasingly tepid, though it is still happy to buy oil and gas at a considerable discount.

Question 7

vindicate

Answer 7

prove to be right

Ukraine’s successful resistance against Russia vindicates U.S. military support for Kyiv, which is now making a decisive difference with the longer-range, precision rocket system.

Question 8

rarefied

Answer 8

Lofty, very high up or elevated (in a metaphorical way); exclusive, select; thin, pure, or less dense (as air at the top of a mountain)

Investors have to decide if there really is a future in this rarefied market for Aston Martin.

Question 9

reap

Answer 9

Harvest, such as by cutting; gather; get as a result of one’s effort

Question 10

recalcitrant

Answer 10

Not obedient, resisting authority, hard to manage

Question 11

recant

Answer 11

to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly

The case had been built on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who later tried to recant her testimony.

Question 12

recapitulate

Answer 12

Summarize, repeat in a concise way

But a major limitation of the study is that it was performed in mice, which do not adequately recapitulate all aspects of TB or COVID in humans.
The failure to do so will simply recapitulate the myriad mistakes of past.

Question 13

recluse

Answer 13

marked by withdrawal from society

he was sick of cities and crowds, so he decided to go live by himself in the woods as a recluse

Question 14

recondite

Answer 14

Not easily understood, hidden, dealing with an obscure topic

… recondite fact about the origin of the holiday

Question 15

recrudescent

Answer 15

Revival, breaking out into renewed activity

… recrudescence of the disease is a real possibility

Question 16

redound

Answer 16

To have a good or bad effect, esp. as a result of a person’s efforts or actions (usually used with to, on, or upon)

The Election Day controversies are most likely to redound to the Democratic party’s benefit.
The benefit would redound worldwide, shaping a far larger share of global climate pollution.

Question 17

redress

Answer 17

Setting something right after a misdeed, compensation or relief for injury or wrongdoing (noun); correct, set right, remedy (verb)

The prestigious school will set aside $100 million to study and redress its historic ties to slavery following the release of a committee report on the topic.

Question 18

refractory

Answer 18

Stubbornly disobedient, hard to manage

Believing that rules only apply to others, he has been refractory his entire life

Question 19

refulgent

Answer 19

Shining, radiant

the refulgence of a full moon on a clear autumn night

Question 20

rejoinder

Answer 20

Response or reply, esp. a witty comeback

The ambitious work is intended as a rejoinder to the campaign by India’s governing party to rewrite the nation’s history books, including by excising sections on Muslim rulers.

Question 21

rend

Answer 21

Tear violently, esp. to tear one’s clothing or hair out of grief; pull apart, split, or tear away

His ideas would rend a global deal that has been hailed as historic, throwing into question the fate of global climate policy

Question 22

render

Answer 22

Give, submit, surrender; translate; declare formally; cause to become

The sight of her rendered him speechless.

Question 23

repast

Answer 23

A meal (noun); to eat or feast (verb)

She offered us a light repast before we set out on our trip.

Question 24

replete

Answer 24

filled or well-supplied with something

The country’s history is replete with stories of people who became successful by working hard.

Question 25

repose

Answer 25

The act or state of resting; peacefulness, tranquility; lying dead in a grave

enjoyed the repose of a serene summer evening

Question 26

reproach

Answer 26

Blame, disgrace (noun); criticize, express disappointment in (verb)

A bug in the logic of a design, though discovered and fixed in the lab, stands as a slight reproach to the designer.
Accusations and reproaches from both parties made it difficult to pursue discussions

Question 27

reprobate

Answer 27

express or feel disapproval of (verb); an unprincipled person (noun); unprincipled (adj)

a program for rehabilitating hard-core reprobates and turning them into hard-working, law-abiding citizens
a reprobate judge who could be bribed
without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea

Question 28

repudiate

Answer 28

Reject, cast off, deny that something has authority

Voters in Myanmar appeared today to have sharply repudiated their military rulers and to have given a landslide victory to the main opposition part

Question 29

requite

Answer 29

Reciprocate, repay, or revenge

the future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hands of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels
the company requited the employee who had fallen on the ice while leaving work by promptly paying all his medical bills, hoping that would stave off a lawsuit

Question 30

restive

Answer 30

Impatient or uneasy under the control of another; resisting being controlled

Some of the most closely monitored employees in the country have become some of the most restive — warehouse workers attempting to unionize, truckers forming protest convoys.

Question 31

resurgent

Answer 31

Having a revival, renewing, rising or surging again

The I.M.F. said economic prospects had darkened significantly in recent months as war in Ukraine, inflation and a resurgent pandemic inflicted pain on every continent.

Question 32

reticent

Answer 32

Not talking much; private (of a person), restrained, reserved

the panel decided to investigate the fraud charges against the company, which has always been reticent about its internal operations.
Historically during recessions, the U.S. government has been very slow and reticent to come.

Question 33

revamp

Answer 33

Renovate, redo, revise (verb); a restructuring, upgrade, etc. (noun)

the automaker is revamping a number of its cars in an effort to make them more appealing to younger consumers

Question 34

reverent

Answer 34

Feeling or expressing very deep respect and awe

The reverent silence which followed was, for many seconds, broken only by a smattering of approving hums from the audience.

Question 35

ribald

Answer 35

Using or relating to obscene or vulgar humor

some of the movie’s most ribald, and thus funniest, scenes were cut for showing on broadcast television

Question 36

rife

Answer 36

Happening frequently, abundant, currently being reported

Speculation about who would be fired ran rife for weeks.
The country was opening up to the outside world and seemed rife with business opportunities.

Question 37

rift

Answer 37

A gap or fissure (such as in rock), a break in friendly relations

The polling shows a deepening rift between the parties over climate change and the government’s role in limiting the greenhouse gasses