Word List 39 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Quay

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Dock; landing place

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Queasy

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Easily nauseated

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Quell

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Extinguish; put down; quiet

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Quench

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Douse or extinguish

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Querulous

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Fretful; whining

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Query

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Inquiry; question

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Quibble

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Minor objection or complaint

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Quiescent

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At rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

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Quietude

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Tranquility

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Quintessence

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Purest and highest embodiment

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Quip

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Taunt

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Quirk

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Startling twist

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Quiver

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Tremble

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Quixotic

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Idealistic but impractical

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Quizzical

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Teasing; bantering; mocking

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Rabid

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Like a fanatic; furious

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Raconteur

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Storyteller

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Rail

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Scold; rant

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Raiment

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Clothing

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Ramble

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Wander aimlessly

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Ramification

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Branching out; subdivision

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Ramify

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Divide into branches

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Rampant

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Growing in profusion; unrestrained

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Ramshackle

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Rickety; falling apart

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Rancid

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Having the odor of stale fat

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Rancor

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Bitterness; hatred

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Rankle

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Irritate; fester

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Rant

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Rave; talk excitedly; scold

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Rapacious

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Excessively greedy; predatory

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Rapport

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Emotional closeness; harmony

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Rapt

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Absorbed; enchanted

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Rarefied

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Made less dense

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Raspy

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Grating; harsh

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Ratify

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Approve formally; confirm

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Ratiocination

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Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises

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Rationale

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Fundamental reason or justification

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Ravenous

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Extremely hungry

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Raze

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Destroy completely

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Reaper

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One who harvests grain

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Rebuff

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Snub; beat back

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Rebuke

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Scold harshly

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Rebuttal

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Refutation

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Recalcitrant

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Obstinately stubborn; unruly

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Recant

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Disclaim or disavow

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Recapitulate

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Summarize

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Recast

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Reconstruct

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Receptive

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Quick or willing to receive ideas. suggestions

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Reciprocate

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Repay in kind

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Recluse

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Hermit; loner

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Reconcile

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Correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel

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Recount

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Narrate or tell

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Recourse

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Resorting to help when in trouble

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Recrimination

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Countercharges

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Rectify

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Set right; correct

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Rectitude

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Uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgement

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Recumbent

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Reclining; lying down completely or in part

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Recuperate

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Recover

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Recurrent

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Occurring again and again