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Vocabulary List 24 Flashcards

1
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Pusillanimous

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Adj.

Cowardly; fainthearted

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Putrid

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Adj.

Foul; rotten; decayed

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3
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Pyromaniac

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N.

Person with an insane desire to set things on fire

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Quack

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N.

Charlatan; imposter

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5
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Quaff

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V.

Drink with relish

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Quail

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V.

Cower; lose heart

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Qualms

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N.

Misgivings

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Quandary

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N.

Dilemma

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Quay

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N.

Dock; landing place

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Quell

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V.

Put down; quiet

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Querulous

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Adj.

Fretful; whining; complaining in an annoyed way

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Quibble

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V.

Equivocate; play on words; to complain or argue about small, unimportant things

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13
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Quiescent

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Adj.

At rest; dormant

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14
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Quietude

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N.

Tranquility

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15
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Quintessence

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N.

Purest and highest embodiment

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Quip

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N.

Taunt; to make a clever remark

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Quirk

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N.

Startling twist; caprice

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Qui vive

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N.

Wide awake; expectant; on the alert / lookout

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Quixotic

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Adj.

Idealistic but impractical

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Quizzical

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Adj.

Bantering; comical; humorously serious; showing that you do not understand something or that you find something strange or amusing

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Rabid

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Adj.

Like fanatic; furious

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Ragamuffin

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N.

Person wearing tattered clothes

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Ramification

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N.

Branching out; subdivision; something that is the result of an action, decision, etc.

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Ramp

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N.

Slope; inclined plane

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Rampant

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Adj.

Rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained

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Rancid

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Adj.

Having the odor of stale fat

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27
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Rancor

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N.

Bitterness; hatred

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28
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Rant

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V.

Rave; speak bombastically

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Rapacious

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Adj.

Excessively grasping; plundering

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30
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Rapprochement

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N.

Reconciliation

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31
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Rarefied

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Adj.

Made less dense [of a gas]

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Ratiocination

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N.

Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises

33
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Rationalize

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V.

Reason; justify an improper act

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Raucous

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Adj.

Harsh and shrill

35
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Ravage

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V.

Plunder; despoil

36
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Ravening

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Adj.

Rapacious; seeking prey

37
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Ravenous

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Adj.

Extremely hungry

38
Q

Raze

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V.

Destroy completely

39
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Realm

A

N.

Kingdom; sphere

40
Q

Rebate

A

N.

Discount

41
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Recalcitrant

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Adj.

Obstinately stubborn

42
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Recant

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V.

Repudiate; withdraw previous statement

43
Q

Recapitulate

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V.

Summarize

44
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Recession

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N.

Withdrawal; retreat

45
Q

Recipient

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N.

Receiver

46
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Reciprocal

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Adj.

Mutual; exchangeable; interacting

47
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Reciprocate

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V.

Repay in kind

48
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Recluse

A

N.

Hermit

49
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Reconcile

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V.

Make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies

50
Q

Recondite

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Adj.

Abstruse; profound; secret

51
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Reconnaissance

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N.

Survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering

52
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Recourse

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N.

Resorting to help when in trouble

53
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Recreant

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N.

Coward; betrayal of faith

54
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Recrimination

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N.

Countercharges

55
Q

Rectify

A

V.

Correct

56
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Rectitude

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N.

Uprightness

57
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Recumbent

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Adj.

Reclining; lying down completely or in part

58
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Recuperate

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V.

Recover

59
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Recurrent

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Adj.

Occurring again and again

60
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Redolent

A

Adj.

Fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor

61
Q

Redoubtable

A

Adj.

Formidable; causing fear

62
Q

Redress

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N.

Remedy; compensation

63
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Redundant

A

Adj.

Superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious

64
Q

Reek

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V.

Emit (odor)

65
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Refection

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N.

Slight refreshment

66
Q

Refectory

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N.

Dining hall

67
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Refraction

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N.

Bending of a ray of light

68
Q

Refractory

A

Adj.

Stubborn; unmanageable

69
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Refulgent

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Adj.

Radiant

70
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Refutation

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N.

Disproof of opponents’ arguments

71
Q

Regal

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Adj.

Royal

72
Q

Regale

A

V.

Entertain

73
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Regatta

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N.

Boat or yacht race

74
Q

Regeneration

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N.

Spiritual rebirth

75
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Regime

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N.

Method or system of government

76
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Regimen

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N.

Prescribed diet and habits

77
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Rehabilitate

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V.

Restore to proper condition

78
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Reimburse

A

V.

Repay

79
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Reiterate

A

V.

Repeat

Composition 10 (8 decks)

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