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40 Cards in this Set
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quash
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(1) to subdue, quell
Quash the rebellion (2) make void, annul (2) to make void, annul |
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quay (n)
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dock, landing place
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quell (v)
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extinguish, put down, quiet
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quench (v) (2)
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(1) douse or extinguish;
(2) assuage or satisfy |
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querulous
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habitually complaining
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query (n)
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inquiry; question
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quibble (n)
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minor objection or complaint
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quietude (n)
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tranquility
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quintessence (n)
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purest and highest embodiment
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quip (n)
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taunt, clever/sarcastic remark
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quirk (n)
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startling twist, caprice
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quisling (n)
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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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quizzical (adj) (2)
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(1) perplexed
quizzical look on his face (2) playfully vexing, ridiculing his face was quizzical, almost impertinent |
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quotidian (adj)
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daily, commonplace, customary
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rabid (adj)
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like a fanatic, furious
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raconteur (n)
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storyteller
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ragamuffin
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person wearing tattered clothes
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rail (v)
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to scold
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rakish (adj)
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stylish, sporty
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rally (v)
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call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc); revive or recuperate
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ramble (v)
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wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
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ramification (n) (2)
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(1) branching out, subdivision
(2) consequence |
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ramify (v)
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divide into branches or subdivisions
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rampant (2)
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(1) growing wildly/abundantly
"a rampant growth of weeds" (2) unrestrained, violent "rampant aggression" |
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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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rankle (v)
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irritate, fester
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rant (v)
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rave, talk excitedly, scold, make a grandiloquent speech
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rapacious
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excessively grasping/greedy
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rapport (n)
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emotional closeness
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rapt (adj)
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absorbed, enchanted
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rarefied
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(1) of high moral or intellectual value (lofty)
(2) made less dense (of a gas) |
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raspy (adj)
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grating, harsh
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ratify (v)
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approve formally; confirm; verify
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ratiocination (n)
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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises
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rationale (n)
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funamental reason or justification; grounds for an action
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rationalize (v)
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give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable one; offer an excuse
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