N. Purest and highest embodiment

N. Taunt; to make a clever remark

N. Wide awake; expectant; on the alert / lookout

Vocabulary List 24 Flashcards by Sachiko Wakahisa

Pusillanimous

Adj.

Cowardly; fainthearted

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Putrid

Adj.

Foul; rotten; decayed

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Pyromaniac

Person with an insane desire to set things on fire

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Quack

Charlatan; imposter

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Quaff

Drink with relish

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Quail

Cower; lose heart

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Qualms

Misgivings

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Quandary

Dilemma

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Quay

Dock; landing place

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Quell

Put down; quiet

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Querulous

Adj.

Fretful; whining; complaining in an annoyed way

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Quibble

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

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Quiescent

Adj.

At rest; dormant

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Quietude

Tranquility

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Quintessence

Purest and highest embodiment

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Quip

Taunt; to make a clever remark

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Quirk

Startling twist; caprice

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Qui vive

Wide awake; expectant; on the alert / lookout

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Quixotic

Adj.

Idealistic but impractical

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Quizzical

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

Adj.

Like fanatic; furious

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Ragamuffin

Person wearing tattered clothes

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Ramification

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

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Ramp

Slope; inclined plane

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Rampant

Adj. Rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained

Rancid

Adj. Having the odor of stale fat

Rancor

N. Bitterness; hatred

Rant

V. Rave; speak bombastically

Rapacious

Adj. Excessively grasping; plundering

Rapprochement

N. Reconciliation

Rarefied

Adj. Made less dense [of a gas]

Ratiocination

N. Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises

Rationalize

V. Reason; justify an improper act

Raucous

Adj. Harsh and shrill

Ravage

V. Plunder; despoil

Ravening

Adj. Rapacious; seeking prey

Ravenous

Adj. Extremely hungry

Raze

V. Destroy completely

Realm

N. Kingdom; sphere

Rebate

N. Discount

Recalcitrant

Adj. Obstinately stubborn

Recant

V. Repudiate; withdraw previous statement

Recapitulate

V. Summarize

Recession

N. Withdrawal; retreat

Recipient

N. Receiver

Reciprocal

Adj. Mutual; exchangeable; interacting

Reciprocate

V. Repay in kind

Recluse

N. Hermit

Reconcile

V. Make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies

Recondite

Adj. Abstruse; profound; secret

Reconnaissance

N. Survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering

Recourse

N. Resorting to help when in trouble

Recreant

N. Coward; betrayal of faith

Recrimination

N. Countercharges

Rectify

V. Correct

Rectitude

N. Uprightness

Recumbent

Adj. Reclining; lying down completely or in part

Recuperate

V. Recover

Recurrent

Adj. Occurring again and again

Redolent

Adj. Fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor

Redoubtable

Adj. Formidable; causing fear

Redress

N. Remedy; compensation

Redundant

Adj. Superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious

Reek

V. Emit (odor)

Refection

N. Slight refreshment

Refectory

N. Dining hall

Refraction

N. Bending of a ray of light

Refractory

Adj. Stubborn; unmanageable

Refulgent

Adj. Radiant

Refutation

N. Disproof of opponents' arguments

Regal

Adj. Royal

Regale

V. Entertain

Regatta

N. Boat or yacht race

Regeneration

N. Spiritual rebirth

Regime

N. Method or system of government

Regimen

N. Prescribed diet and habits

Rehabilitate

V. Restore to proper condition

Reimburse

V. Repay

Reiterate

V. Repeat