Vocab QR Flashcards
Quaff
V to drink deeply
Quail
V to shrink back in fear, lose courage
Qualify
V to limit
Qualms
N misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy
Queries
N Questions, inquiries, reservations
Querulous
Adj prone to complaining or grumbling, quarrelsome
Quiescence
N stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest
Quotidian
Adj occurring or recurring daily, commonplace
Rail
V to complain about bitterly
Ramify
V to be divided or subdivided, branch out
Rancorous
Adj characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
Rapacious
Adj voracious, greedy, plundering, subsisting on prey
Parefy
V to make or become thin, less dense, refine
Rebus
N riddle, a representation of words by pictures or symbols that sound like the words
Recalcitrant
Adj obstinately defiant of authority or guidance, difficult to manage
Recant
V to retract, especially a previously held belief
Recapitulate
V to summarize, to repeat concisely
Recondite
Adj hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure
Reconnoiter
V to engage in reconnaissance, make a preliminary inspection of
Recumbent
Adj leaning, resting, prone
Redolent
Adj fragrant, suggestive or evocative
Redoubtable
Adj awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
Refulgent
Adj radiant, shiny, brilliant
Refute
V to disprove, successfully argue against