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Section 9-J,K,Q,U,W,Z Flashcards

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1
Q

Jejune (adj)

A

uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition

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Jibe (v)

A

to agree, to be in accord

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Jocose (adj)

A

given to joking; humorous

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Kinetic (adj)

A

having to do with motion; lively; active

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Quaff (v)

A

to drink deeply

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Quail (v)

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to shrink back in fear, lose courage

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Qualify (v)

A

to limit

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Qualms (n)

A

misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy

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Queries (n)

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questions, inquiries, reservations

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Querulous (adj)

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prone to complaining or grumbling, quarrelsome

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queri- (Latin)

A

complain

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Quiescence (n)

A

stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest

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Quiescent

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inactive, latent, causing no trouble, being at rest

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Quotidian (adj)

A

occurring or recurring daily, commonplace

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Ubiquitous (adj)

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existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread

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ubique (Latin)

A

everywhere

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ubiquity

A

state of being everywhere at the same time

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Umbrage (n)

A

offense, resentment

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Undulate (v)

A

to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate

20
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unda

A

wave

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undulations

A

the motions something makes when it undulates

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Unfeigned (adj)

A

genuine, not false or hypocritical

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Untenable (adj)

A

indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable

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Untoward (adj)

A

troublesome, unruly, unseemly, adverse, inappropriate, inconvenient

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Upbraid (v)

A

to scold, censure, rebuke, chastise

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Urbane (adj)

A

sophisticated, refined, elegant

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Usury (n)

A

charging an exorbitant (unreasonable high) or illegal rate of interest

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Waft (n)

A

light breeze, a puff

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Waft (v)

A

floating through the air or over water

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Waver (v)

A

to move to and fro, to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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Welter (v)

A

to writhe, to toss about, to be in turmoil

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Welter (n)

A

a state of turmoil or chaotic jumble

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Wend (v)

A

to go, proceed, walk

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Whet (n)

A

to sharpen or stimulate

35
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whet (Germanic)

A

sharp

36
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whimsical (adj)

A

imaginative; unpredictable

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whim (n)

A

a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that i unusual or unexplained

38
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whimsy (n)

A

playfully quaint (attractively unusual) or fanciful behavior or humor

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Zealous (adj)

A

fervent(passionate intensity), ardent, impassioned

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