Week 14 Flashcards
prudent
acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
“no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose”
pseudo adj.
not genuine; spurious or sham. false995
“we are talking about real journalists and not the pseudo kind”
pseudonym n.
a fictitious name, especially one used by an author.
“I wrote under the pseudonym of Evelyn Hervey”
puerile adj.
childishly silly and trivial.
“you’re making puerile excuses”
punctilious adj.
showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
“he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests”
pungent adj.
having a sharply strong taste or smell.
“the pungent smell of frying onions”
(of comment, criticism, or humor) having a sharp and caustic quality.
“he has expressed some fairly pungent criticisms”
purge
to cleanse, purify
putrid adj.
(of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.
“the putrid smells from the slaughterhouses”
qualm n.
an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving.
“military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press”
quandary n.
a state of uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
“Kate is in a quandary”
quash v.
reject or void, especially by legal procedure.
“his conviction was quashed on appeal”
put an end to; suppress.
“a hospital executive quashed rumors that nursing staff will lose jobs”
quell v.
put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
“extra police were called to quell the disturbance”
subdue or silence someone.
“Connor quelled him with a look”
suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one).
“he spoke up again to quell any panic among the assembled youngsters”
querulous adj.
complaining in a petulant or whining manner.
“she became querulous and demanding”
quiescence n.
inactivity or dormancy.
“this method has been shown to induce sleep-like quiescence in adult animals”
quintessence n.
the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
“he was the quintessence of political professionalism”
quixotic adj.
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
“a vast and perhaps quixotic project”
raconteur n.
a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
“a colorful raconteur”
rampant adj.
wild, uncontrolled
“political violence was rampant”
rancor n.
bitterness or resentfulness, especially when existing for a long time 
“he spoke without rancor”
raucous adj.
making a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
“raucous youths”
raze v.
completely destroy (a building, town, or other site).
“villages were razed to the ground”
rebut v,
claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
“he had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends”
recalcitrant adj.
having an uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
“a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds”
recondite adj.
(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
“the book is full of recondite information”
difficult to understand
