Quick Quiz #8 Flashcards by Janvich Vanichpipat

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Propriety

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Good manners

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Prosaic

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Dull

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Proscribe

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Prohibit

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Proselytize

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Convert

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Protagonist

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Leading character

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Protract

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Prolong

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Provident

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Frugal

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Provincial

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Narrow in outlook

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Provisional

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Conditional

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Proximity

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Nearness

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Prudent

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Careful

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Purported

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Rumored

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Putative

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Commonly accepted

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Qualify

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Modify or restrict

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Qualitative

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Having to do with quality

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Quantitative

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Having to do with quantity

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Querulous

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Complaining

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Quixotic

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Foolishly romantic

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Ramification

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Consequence

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Rancor

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Bitter resentment

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Rapacious

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Greedy

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Rebuke

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Criticize sharply

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Rebut

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Contradict

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly defiant

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Recant

Publicly deny

Reciprocal

Mutual

Reclusive

Hermitlike

Recondite

Hard to understand

Recrimination

Bitter counteraccusation

Redolent

Fragrant

Redundant

Unnecessarily repetitive

Refute

Prove to be false

Reiterate

Say again

Relegate

Banish

Relinquish

Surrender

Remonstrate

Argue against

Renaissance

Rebirth

Renounce

Disown

Reparation

Paying back

Repercussion

Consequence

Replenish

Fill again

Replete

Completely filled

Reprehensible

Worthy of blame

Reprisal

Act of revenge

Reproach

Scold

Reprove

Criticize mildly

Repudiate

Reject

Requisite

Necessary

Resolute

Determined

Respite

Period of rest

Reticent

Restrained

Revere

Honor

Rhetoric

Formal writing or speaking

Rigorous

Strict

Robust

Vigorous

Rogue

Scoundrel

Rudimentary

Basic

Ruminate

Contemplate

Rustic

Rural

Saccharine

Sweet

Sacrilege

Blasphemy

Sacrosanct

Sacred

Sagacious

Discerning

Sage

Wise

Salient

Sticking out

Salutary

Healthful

Sanctimonious

Pretending to be devout

Sanguine

Cheerful

Sardonic

Mocking

Scintillate

Sparkle

Scrupulous

Strict

Scrutinize

Examine very carefully

Secular

Having nothing to do with religion

Sedition

Treason

Segregate

Separate

Sensory

Having to do with the senses

Sensual

Devoted to pleasure

Sensuous

Delighting the senses

Sentient

Conscious

Sequester

Set apart

Serendipity

Accidental good fortune

Servile

Submissive

Singular

Unique

Sinister

Wicked

Slavish

Extremely subservient

Sloth

Laziness

Sobriety

State of being sober

Solicitous

Eager and attentive

Solvent

Not bankrupt

Insolvent

Broke

Soporific

Sleep-inducing

Sordid

Vile

Spawn

Bring forth

Specious

Deceptively plausible

Sporadic

Stopping and starting

Spurious

False

Squalor

Wretched

Squander

Waste

Stagnation

Inactivity

Static

Stationary