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Question 1

quench v.

Answer 1

douse or extinguish; assuage or satisfy

No matter how much water the hiker drank, she could not quench her thirst.

Question 2

querulous adj.

Answer 2

fretful; whining

Even the most agreeable toddlers can begin to act querulous if they miss their nap.

Question 3

query n.

Answer 3

inquiry; question or complaint
Aside from a few hundred teensy-weensy quibbles about the set, the script, the actors, the director, the costumes, the lighting, and the props, the hypercritical critics loved the play.

Question 4

quiescent adj.

Answer 4

at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive. After the massive eruption, fear of Mount Etna was great; people did not return to cultivate the rich hillside lands until the volcano has been quiescent for a full two years.

Question 5

quietude n.

Answer 5

tranquility.

He was impressed by the air of quietude and peace that pervaded the valley.

Question 6

quintessence n.

Answer 6

purest and highest embodiment.

Gandhi maintained that to befriend someone who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion.

Question 7

quip n.

Answer 7

taunt

You are unpopular because you are too free with your quips and sarcastic comments

Question 8

quirk n.

Answer 8

startling twist, caprice

By a quirk of fate, he found himself working for the man whom he had discharged years before.

Question 9

quiver v.

Answer 9

tremble, shake

The bird dog’s nose twitched and his whiskers quivered as he strained eagerly against the leash.

Question 10

quiver n.

Answer 10

case for arrows

Robin Hood reached back and plucked one last arrow from his quiver

Question 11

quixotic adj.

Answer 11

idealistic but impractical
Constantly coming up with quixotic, unworkable schemes to save the world. Simon has his heart in the right place, but his head somewhere in the clouds.

Question 12

quizzical adj.

Answer 12

teasing bantering; mocking; curious
When the skinny teenager tripped over his own feet stepping into the bullpen, Coach raised one quizzical eyebrow, shook his head, and said, “Okay, kid. You’re here, let’s see what you’ve got.”

Question 13

quorum n.

Answer 13

number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

The senator asked for a roll call to determine whether a quorum was present

Question 14

rabid adj.

Answer 14

like a fanatic; furious

He was a rabid follower of the Dodgers and watched them play whenever he could go to the ballpark.

Question 15

raconteur n.

Answer 15

storyteller.

My father was a gifted raconteur with an unlimited supply of anecdotes

Question 16

rail v.

Answer 16

scold; rant

You may rail at him all you want; you will never change him

Question 17

raiment n,

Answer 17

clothing

“How can I go to the ball?” asked Cinderella. “I have no raiment to wear.”

Question 18

ramble v.

Answer 18

wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
Listening to the teacher ramble, Judy wondered whether he'd ever get to his point.

Question 19

ramification n.

Answer 19

branching out; subdivision

We must examine all the ramifications of this problem

Question 20

ramify v.

Answer 20

divide into branches or subdivisions

When the plant begins to ramify, it is advisable to nip off most of the new branches .

Question 21

rampant adj.

Answer 21

growing in profusion; unrestrained.

The rampant weed in the garden choked the flowers until they died

Question 22

ramshackle adj.

Answer 22

rickety; falling apart

The boys propped up the ramshackle clubhouse with a couple boards

Question 23

rancid adj.

Answer 23

having the oder of stale fat

The rancid odor filling the ship’s galley nauseated the crew

Question 24

rancor n.

Answer 24

bitterness; hatred

Thirty years after the war, she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with rancor against the foe.

Question 25

rankle v.

Answer 25

irritate; fester

The memory of having been jilted rankled him for years.

Question 26

rapacious adj.

Answer 26

excessively greedy; predatory

The rapacious brigands stripped the villagers of all their possessions

Question 27

rapport n.

Answer 27

emotional closeness; harmony

In team teaching, it is important that all teachers in the group have goof rapport with one another.

Question 28

rapt adj.

Answer 28

absorbed; enchanted

Caught up in the wonder of the storyteller’s tale, the rapt listeners sat motionless, hanging on his every word.

Question 29

rarefied adj

Answer 29

made less dense [of a gas].

The mountain climbers had difficulty breathing in the rarefied atmosphere

Question 30

raspy adj.

Answer 30

grating, harsh

The sergeant’s raspy voice grated on the recruits’ ears.

Question 31

ratify v.

Answer 31

approve formally; confirm; verify

Party leaders doubted that they had enough votes in both houses of Congress to ratify the constitutional amendment.