Barron's Word List 39

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quash(v)

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subdue,crush,squash

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quay(n)

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dock,landing place

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queasy

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easily nuseated,squeamish

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quell(v)

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extinguish,put down,quiet

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quench(v)

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douse or extinguish,assuage or satisfy

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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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queue

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line

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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(n)

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taunt

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quirk

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startling twist,caprice

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quisling

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traitor who aids invaders

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quash(v)

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subdue,crush,squash

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quay(n)

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dock,landing place

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queasy

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easily nuseated,squeamish

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quell(v)

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extinguish,put down,quiet

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quench(v)

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douse or extinguish,assuage or satisfy

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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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queue

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line

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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(n)

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taunt

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quirk

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startling twist,caprice

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quisling

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traitor who aids invaders

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quiver(n)

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case for arrows

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quiver(v)

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tremble,shake

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quixotic

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idealistic but impractical

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quizzical

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teasing,bantering,mocking, curious

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quorum

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no. of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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quotidian

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daily,commonplace,customary

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rabid

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lika a fanatic,furious

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raconteur

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story teller

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ragamuffin

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person wearing tettered clothes

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rail(v)

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scold,rant

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raiment

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clothing

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rakish

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stylish,sporty

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rally(v)

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call up or summon(forces,vital powers)revive,recuperate

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ramble(v)

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wander aimlessly(physically or mentally)

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ramification

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branching out,subdivision

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ramify(v)

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divide into branches

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ramp

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slope,inclined plane

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rampant

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growing in profusion,unrestrained

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rampart

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defensive mound of earth

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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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random

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without definite purpose,plan or aim

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rankle

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irritate,fester

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rant(v)

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rave,talk excitedly,scold,make a drandiloquent speech

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rapacious

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excessively grasping,plundering

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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(of a gas)

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raspy

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grating,harsh

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ratify

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approve formally,verify,confirm

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ratiocination

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reasoning,act of drawing coclusions

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rationale

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fundemnetal reason or justification,grounds for an action

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rationalize

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give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true less admirable one

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raucous

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harsh,and shrill,disorderly and boisterous

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rave

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overwhelmingly favorable review

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ravage(v)

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plunder,dispoil

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ravel

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fall apart into tangles,unravel,untwist,entangle

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ravenous

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extremely hungry

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ravine

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narrow valley with steep sides

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raze(v(

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destry completely

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reactionary

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opposing progress

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realm

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kingdom,feild or sphere

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reaper

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one who hervests grain

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rebate

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discount

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rebuff

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snub,beat back

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rebuke

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scold harshly,criticize severly

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rebus

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puzzle in which pictures stand for words

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rebuttal

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refutation,response with contrary evidence

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recalcitrant

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obstinately stubborn,determined to resist authority,unruly

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racnt(v(

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disclaim,or disavow,retract aprevious statement,openly confess,error

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recapitulate

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summarize

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recast(v)

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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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recession

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withdrawal,retreat,time of low economic activity

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recidivism

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habitual return to crime

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recipient

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receiver

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reciprocal

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mutual,exchangeable, interacting

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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 freindly after a quarrel

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recondite

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abstruse,profound,secret

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reconnaissance

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survey of enemy by soldiers,reconnoitering

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recount(v)

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narrate or tell,count over again

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recourse

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restoring 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 judgment

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recumbent

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reclining,lying down completely or in part

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recuperate(V)

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recover

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recurrent

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occuring again and again