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1
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Quaff

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V to drink deeply

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Quail

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V to shrink back in fear, lose courage

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Qualify

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V to limit

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Qualms

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N misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy

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Queries

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N Questions, inquiries, reservations

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Querulous

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Adj prone to complaining or grumbling, quarrelsome

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Quiescence

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N stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest

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Quotidian

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Adj occurring or recurring daily, commonplace

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Rail

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V to complain about bitterly

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Ramify

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V to be divided or subdivided, branch out

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Rancorous

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Adj characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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Rapacious

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Adj voracious, greedy, plundering, subsisting on prey

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Parefy

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V to make or become thin, less dense, refine

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Rebus

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N riddle, a representation of words by pictures or symbols that sound like the words

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Recalcitrant

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Adj obstinately defiant of authority or guidance, difficult to manage

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Recant

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V to retract, especially a previously held belief

17
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Recapitulate

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V to summarize, to repeat concisely

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Recondite

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Adj hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure

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Reconnoiter

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V to engage in reconnaissance, make a preliminary inspection of

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Recumbent

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Adj leaning, resting, prone

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Redolent

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Adj fragrant, suggestive or evocative

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Redoubtable

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Adj awe-inspiring, worthy of honor

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Refulgent

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Adj radiant, shiny, brilliant

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Refute

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V to disprove, successfully argue against

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Regale

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V to delight or entertain, feast

26
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Refegate

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V to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position

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Remonstrate

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V to protest, object

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Renege

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V to fail to honor a commitment, go back on a promise

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Rent

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V torn, split apart, pierced as by a sound

N a tear or breach

30
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Repine

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V to feel or express dejection or discontent, long for

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Repudiate

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V to refuse to have anything to d with, disown

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Rescind

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V to invalidate, repeal, retract

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Resolute

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Adj adamant, steadfast, determined

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Reticent

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Adj quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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Reverent

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Adj marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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Rhetoric

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N the art or study of effective use o language for communication and persuasion

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Risible

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Adj hilarious, provoking laughter

38
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Rubric

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N authoritative rule, heading, title, or category

39
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Rue

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V regret, feel remorse

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