Units 61-65 Flashcards

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profound, profundity

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adj, deep; non superficial

n, the quality of being profound

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prohibitive, prohibition

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adj, so high as to prevent the purchase or use of; preventing; forbidding
n

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3
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proliferate, proliferation

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v, to increase rapidly

n

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4
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propensity

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n, inclination; tendency

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5
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propitiate

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v, to win over; appease

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6
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propriety

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n, correct conduct; fitness

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proscribe, proscriptive

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v, to condemn; forbid; outlaw

adj, relating to prohibition

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8
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provident

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adj, providing for future needs; frugal

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9
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puissant, puissance

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adj, powerful

n

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10
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punctilious

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adj, careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony

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pungent

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adj, strong or sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic; to the point

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12
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purport

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v, to profess; suppose; claim

n, meaning intended or implied

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13
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pusillanimous, pusillanimity

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adj, cowardly

n, cowardice

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14
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quagmire

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n, marsh; difficult situation

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15
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quail

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v, to cower; lose heart

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16
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qualified, qualification, qualify

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adj, limited; restricted
n, limitation or restriction
v, to modify or limit

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qualm

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n, sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions

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18
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query

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v, to question

n, question

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19
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quibble

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v, to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

n

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20
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quiscent

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adj, inactive; still

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21
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quorum

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n, number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

22
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raconteur

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n, witty, skillful storyteller

23
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rail

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v, to scold with bitter or abusive language

24
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raiment

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n, clothing

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ramification
n, implication; outgrowth; consequence
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rarefied, rarefy
adj, refined | v, to make thinner, purer, or more refined
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rationale
n, fundamental reason
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rebus
n, puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words
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recalcitrant
adj, resisting authority or control
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recant
v, to retract a statement or opinion
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recluse, reclusive
n, person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude | adj
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recondite
adj, abstruse; profound
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redoubtable
adj, formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respent
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refractory, refract
adj, stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment v, to deflect sound or light
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refulgent
adj, brightly shining; resplendent
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refute, refutation
v, to contradict; disprove | n
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regale
v, to entertain
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relegate
v, to consign to an inferior position
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remonstrate
v, to object or protest
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renege
v, to go back on one's word
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reparation
n, amends; compensation
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repine
v, fret; complain
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reprise
n, repetition, especially of a piece of music | v
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reproach
v, to find fault with; blame | n
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reprobate
n, morally unprincipled person
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repudiate
v, to reject as having no authority
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rescind
v, to cancel
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resolution
n, determination; resolve
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resolve
n, determination; firmness of purpose | v
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reticent
adj, not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant