WS 33 Flashcards
quaint
My family bought the quaint old house in the village.
S: strange, odd, bizarre, curious
A: common, normal, ordinary
quarantine
In cases of an epidemic, it is important to quarantine those who are infected.o
S: isolation, seclusion, confine
A: combine, free
quart
A unit of liquid measure of capacity’
e.g: Can you add a quart of water to the boiling sauce ?
No Synonym or Antonym for this
quilt
Grandma sent me a beautiful quilt as a present.
S: bedspread, blanket, duvet
ransack
We found the house ransacked when we got home that night.
S: comb, loot, pillage, plunder
A: give, offer, protect
realm
The Ottoman’s Empire’s realm declined due to failed wars and internal conflict.
S: dimension, domain, territory
recapitulate
The teacher recapitulated the lessons from the entire week.
S: recap, rehash, summarize
reconcile
It is necessary to reconcile different ideas to create unique solutions
S: accommodate, coordinate, harmonize, settle
A: agitate, irritate, mismatch
rectify
He called Customer Support to rectify the problems in his account.
S: amend, fix, improve, redress, remedy
A: corrupt, harm, hurt, injure
refrain
He promised to refrain from eating junk food every day.
S: abstain, avoid, cease, desist
A: carry on, continue, indulge
refute
The legal charge was refuted by the statement of a witness who saw everything.
S: contradict, counter, disprove
A: agree, aid, allow, approve
regal
The millionaire looks regal in that expensive outfit.
S: royal, kingly, magnificent, majestic
A: common