Word List 39 Flashcards
Quay
Dock; landing place
Queasy
Easily nauseated
Quell
Extinguish; put down; quiet
Quench
Douse or extinguish
Querulous
Fretful; whining
Query
Inquiry; question
Quibble
Minor objection or complaint
Quiescent
At rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
Quietude
Tranquility
Quintessence
Purest and highest embodiment
Quip
Taunt
Quirk
Startling twist
Quiver
Tremble
Quixotic
Idealistic but impractical
Quizzical
Teasing; bantering; mocking
Rabid
Like a fanatic; furious
Raconteur
Storyteller
Rail
Scold; rant
Raiment
Clothing
Ramble
Wander aimlessly
Ramification
Branching out; subdivision
Ramify
Divide into branches
Rampant
Growing in profusion; unrestrained
Ramshackle
Rickety; falling apart
Rancid
Having the odor of stale fat
Rancor
Bitterness; hatred
Rankle
Irritate; fester
Rant
Rave; talk excitedly; scold
Rapacious
Excessively greedy; predatory
Rapport
Emotional closeness; harmony
Rapt
Absorbed; enchanted
Rarefied
Made less dense
Raspy
Grating; harsh
Ratify
Approve formally; confirm
Ratiocination
Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises
Rationale
Fundamental reason or justification
Ravenous
Extremely hungry
Raze
Destroy completely
Reaper
One who harvests grain
Rebuff
Snub; beat back
Rebuke
Scold harshly
Rebuttal
Refutation
Recalcitrant
Obstinately stubborn; unruly
Recant
Disclaim or disavow
Recapitulate
Summarize
Recast
Reconstruct
Receptive
Quick or willing to receive ideas. suggestions
Reciprocate
Repay in kind
Recluse
Hermit; loner
Reconcile
Correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel
Recount
Narrate or tell
Recourse
Resorting to help when in trouble
Recrimination
Countercharges
Rectify
Set right; correct
Rectitude
Uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgement
Recumbent
Reclining; lying down completely or in part
Recuperate
Recover
Recurrent
Occurring again and again