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32 Cards in this Set
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quagmire
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marsh, difficult situation
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quail
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to cower, to lose heart
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qualm
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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea
uneasy feeling about the rightness of action |
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quiescent
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inactive, still
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quorum
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# of members necessary to conduct a meeting
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rail
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to scold with bitter/abusive language
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raiment
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clothing
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rarefied
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refined
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rationale
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fundamental reason
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rebus
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puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words
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recant
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to retract a statement or opinion
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recluse
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person who lives in seclusion and often lives in solitude
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recondite
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abstruse, profound
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redoubtable
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formidable, arousing fear, worthy of respect
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refractory
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stubborn, unmanageable, resisting ordinary methods of treatment
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refulgent
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brightly shining, resplendent
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regale
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to entertain
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remonstrate
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to object or protest
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renege
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to go back on one's word
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reparation
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amends, compensation
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repine
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fret, complain
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reprise (n)
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repetition, esp of a piece of music
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reproach
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to find fault with, to blame
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reprobate
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a morally unprincipled person
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repudiate
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refuse to accept or be associated with; deny the truth or validity
synonyms: renounce, abandon, turn one's back on |
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rescind
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to cancel
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resolution
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determination, resolve
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resolve
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determination, firmness of purpose
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riposte
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retaliatory action or retort
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rococo
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excessively ornate; highly decorated, style of architecture in 18th century Europe
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rubric
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title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol
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rue
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to regret
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