Q R S Flashcards
quagmire
A marshy, boggy, area
a difficult situation
quaint
charmingly old-fashioned
quandary
a perplexed, unresolvable state
quell
to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
querulous
whiny, complaining
quixotic
idealistic, impractical
quotidian
daily
rail
to scold, protest
rancid
having a terrible taste or smell
rancor
deep, bitter resentment
rapport
mutual understanding and harmony
rash
hasty, incautious
raucous
loud, boisterous
raze
to demolish, level
rebuke
to scold, criticize
recalcitrant
defiant, unapologetic
recapitulate
to sum up, repeat
reciprocate
to give in return
reclusive
solitary, shunning society
reconcile
to return to harmony
rectitude
uprightness, extreme morality
redoubtable
formidable
refract
to distort, change
refurbish
to restore, clean up
refute
to prove wrong
regurgitate
to vomit
relegate
to assign to the proper place
relish
to enjoy
remedial
intended to repair gaps in students’ basic knowledge
remiss
negligent, failing to take care
renovate
restore, return to original state
renown
honor, acclaim
renunciation
to reject
repentant
penitent, sorry
replete
full, abundant
reproach
to scold, disapprove
repose
to rest, lie down
reprehensible
deserving rebuke
reprieve
a temporary delay of punishment
reprobate
evil, unprincipled
reprove
to scold, rebuke
repulse
to disgust
repudiate
to reject, refuse to accept
requisition
a demand for goods, usually made by an authority
rescind
to take back, repeal
reservoir
reserves, large supply
resilient
able to recover from misfortune; able to withstand adversity
resolve
to find a solution
reputable
of good reputation
respite
a break, rest
resplendent
shiny, glowing
restitution
restoration to the rightful owner
restive
resistant, stubborn, impatient
revel
to enjoy intensely
resolute
firm, determined
revere
to esteem, show deference, venerate
retract
withdraw
revoke
to take back
sacrosanct
holy, something that should not be criticized
rhapsodize
to engage in excessive enthusiasm
ribald
coarsely, crudely humorous
rife
abundant
ruminate
to contemplate, reflect
ruse
a trick
saccharine
sickeningly sweet
sagacity
shrewdness, soundness of perspective
salient
significant, conspicuous
salutation
a greeting
salve
a soothing balm
sanctimonious
giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
sanguine
optimistic, cheery
scathing
sharp, critical, hurtful
scintillating
sparkling
scrupulous
painstaking, careful
satiate
to satisfy exessively
sedentary
sitting, settled
semaphore
a visual signal
seminal
original, important, creating a field
scurrilous
vulgar, coarse
sensual
involving sensory gratification, usually related to sex
serendipity
luck, finding good things without looking for them
serene
calm, untroubled
servile
subservient
sensuous
involving sensory gratification
sobriety
sedate demeanor, calmness
solicitous
concerned, attentive
sinuous
lithe, serpentine
soluble
able to dissolve
solipsistic
believing that oneself is all that exists
solvent
a substance that can dissolve other substances
sophomoric
immature, uninformed
somnolent
sleepy, drowsy
stagnate
to become or remain inactive, not develop, not flow
sovereign
having absolute authority in a certain realm
spurious
false but designed to seem plausible
speculative
not based in fact
stingy
not generous, not inclined to spend or give
stoic
unaffected by passion or feeling
strenuous
requiring tremendous energy or stamina
stupefy
to astonish, make insensible
stolid
expressing little sensibility, unemotional
sublime
lofty, grand, exalted
subjugate
to bring under control, subdue
superfluous
exceeding what is necessary
staid
sedate, serious, self-restrained
strident
harsh, loud annoying
succinct
marked by compact precision
surfeit
an overabundant supply or indulgence
swarthy
of dark color or complexion
surreptitious
stealthy
submissive
easily yielding to authority
surrogate
one acting in place of another
surmise
to infer with little evidence
sycophant
one who flatters for self-gain
