Gre Wordlist 36 - 40

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philatelist

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n. stamp-collecter

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philistine

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n. narrow-minded person; uncultured and interested only in material gain

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philology

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n. study of language

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phlegmatic

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adj. calm; not easily disturbed

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phoenix

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n. symbol of immortality or rebirth

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physiognomy

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n. the face or countenance, esp. when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy. the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, esp. of the face.

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piebald

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adj. of different colors; mottled; spotted

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pied

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adj. variegated; multicolored

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pillory

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v. punish by placing in a wooden frame; subject to criticism and ridicule
n. wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.

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pine (v)

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v. languish; decline; long for; yearn

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pinion

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v. cut off the pinion of (a wing) or bind (the wings), as in order to prevent a bird from flying; to bind (a person's arms or hands) so they cannot be used.; shackle

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piquant

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adj. pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating

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pique (n)

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n. irritation; resentment

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piscatorial

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adj. pertaining to fishing

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pith

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n. core or marrow; essence; substance

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pithy

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adj. concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty

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plait

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v. /pleɪt, plæt/ to braid, as hair or straw.; to make, as a mat, by braiding.; to pleat.

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plenary

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adj. full; complete; entire; absolute; unqualified: plenary powers.; attended by all qualified members; fully constituted: a plenary session of Congress

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pliant

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adj. flexible; easily influenced

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pluck (n)

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n. the heart, liver, and lungs, esp. of an animal used for food; courage or resolution in the face of difficulties

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plumb (v)

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v. examine critically in order to understand; measure depth

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plumb (adj)

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adj. vertical

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plutocracy

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n. society ruled by the wealthy

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ponderous

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adj. weighty; unyieldy

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pore (v)

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v. study industriously; ponder; scrutinize

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portent

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n. /ˈpɔrtɛnt, ˈpoʊr-/ sign; omen

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poseur

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n. person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc to impress others

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postulate (n)

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n. self-evident truth

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potentate

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n. /ˈpoʊtnˌteɪt/ monarch; sovereign

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prate

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v. speak foolishly; boast idly

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prattle

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v. babble

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precept

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n. practical rule guiding conduct

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precipitate (adj)

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adj. rash; premature; hasty; sudden

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precipitate (v)

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v. hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly; cast down headlong; fling or hurl down

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précis

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n. concise summing up of main points

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predilection

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n. tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach

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prefatory

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adj. introductory

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prehensile

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adj. capable of grasping or holding

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prelate

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n. an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.

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premonitory

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adj. serving to warn

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preponderance

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n. superiority of power, quantity, etc.

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prerogative

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n. privilege; unquestionable right

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prescience

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n. ability to fortell the future

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presentiment

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n. feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear; premonition

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presumptuous

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adj. full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought.; unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward.; taking liberties

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preternatural

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adj. beyond that which is normal in nature

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pretext

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n. excuse

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prevaricate

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v. speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie

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primogeniture

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n. the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents; in law the system of inheritance or succession by the firstborn, specifically the eldest son

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pristine

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adj. characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

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privation

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n. hardship; want

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privy

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adj. 1. participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually fol. by to); private; assigned to private uses; secret, concealed

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probity

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n. /ˈproʊbɪti, ˈprɒbɪ-/ uprightness; incorruptibility

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prodigal

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adj. wasteful; reckless with money

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prodigious

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adj. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant; wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat; abnormal, monstrous

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profligate

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adj. /ˈprɒflɪgɪt, -ˌgeɪt/ utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.; recklessly prodigal or extravagant.

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progenitor

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n. ancestor

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prognosticate

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v. predict

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prolixity

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n. tedious wordiness; verbosity

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promiscuous

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adj. mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular

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promontory

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n. a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.; a bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland.

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promulgate

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v. proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication

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prophylactic

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adj. disease preventing

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propinquity

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n. nearness in place; proximity.; nearness of relation; kinship.; affinity of nature; similarity.; nearness in time

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propitiate

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v. make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

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propitious

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adj. favorable; fortunate; advantageous

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propound

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v. put forth for analysis

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propriety

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n. fitness; correct conduct

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prosaic

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adj. dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry

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proscenium

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n. part of stage in front of curtain

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proscribe

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v. /proʊˈskraɪb/ to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.; to banish or exile.; put outside the protection of the law

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prosody

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n. the art of versiffication

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protean

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adj. versatile; able to take on many forms

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protract

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v. to draw out or lengthen, esp. in time; extend the duration of; prolong; extend or protrude

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provenance

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n. origin or source of something

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provender

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n. /ˈprɒvəndər/ dry food; fodder; dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals

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provident

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adj. displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies

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provincial

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adj. limited in outlook; unsophisticated

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proviso

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n. a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced.; a stipulation or condition

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proxy

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n. authorized agent

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pugilist

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n. boxer

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puissant

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adj. powerful; strong; potent

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pummel

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v. peat or pound with fists

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punctilious

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adj. stressing niceties of conduct or form; minuetly attentive to fine points

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pundit

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n. authority on a subject; learned person; expert

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purchase (n)

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n. a lever, pulley, or other device that provides mechanical advantage or power for moving or raising a heavy object.; a firm grip or grasp, footing, etc., on something.

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purport (n)

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n. intention; meaning
ˈpɜrpɔrt

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pusillanimous

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adj. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.; proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.

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pylon

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n. marking post to guide aviators; steel tower supporting cables or telephone lines

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quaff

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v. to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment. We spent the whole evening quaffing ale

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quagmire

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n. soft, wet, boggy land

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quail (v)

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v. to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.

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qualified

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adj. limited; restricted

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quarry (n)

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n. victim; object of a hunt

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quarry (v)

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v. # To obtain (stone) from a quarry, as by cutting, digging, or blasting.
# To extract (facts, for example) by long, careful searching: finally quarried out the genealogy from hundreds of sources.

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quash

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v. subdue; crush; squash

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quay

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n. dock; landing place

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querulous

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adj. /ˈkwɛrələs, ˈkwɛryə-/ full of complaints; complaining.; characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done.

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quintessence

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n. purest and highest embodiment

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quip

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n. a clever or witty remark or comment.; a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest.; a quibble.; an odd or fantastic action or thing.

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quisling

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n. a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth columnist

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quixotic

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adj. idealistic but impractical

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quizzical

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adj. odd, queer, or comical.; questioning or puzzled: a quizzical expression on her face.; derisively questioning, ridiculing, or chaffing.

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quorum

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n. number of members need to conduct a meeting

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quotidian

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adj. daily; comonplace; customary

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raconteur

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n. story-teller

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rail (v)

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v. to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation (often fol. by at or against): to rail at fate.

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raiment

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n. clothing

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rakish

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adj. stylish; sporty

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ramify

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v. divide into branches or subdivisions

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rampart

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n. defensive mound of earth

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rancor

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n. bitterness; hatred

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rankle

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v. irritate; fester

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rapacious

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adj. given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.; inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate: a rapacious disposition.; (of animals) subsisting by the capture of living prey; predacious.

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rapt

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adj. absorbed; enchanted

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rarefied

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adj. made less dense

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ratiocination

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n. reasoning; the process of logical reasoning

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ravel

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v. fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist; entangle

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raze

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v. destroy utterly

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rebuke

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v. scold harshly; criticize severely

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rebus

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n. puzzle in which pictures stand for words

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recalcitrant

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adj. obstinately stubborn; detrmined to resist authority; unruly

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recast

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v. reconstruct; fashion again

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recidivism

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n. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime; in psychiatry the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns

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recondite

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adj. /ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt, rɪˈkɒndaɪt/ dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.; beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric: recondite principles.; little known, obscure

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recrimination

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n. countercharges

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recumbent

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adj. reclining; lying down completely or in part

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redolent

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adj. /ˈrɛdlənt/ fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor

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redoubtable

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adj. formidable; causing fear

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redress

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n. /riˈdrɛs/ remedy; compensation

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refectory

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n. dining hall

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refractory

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adj. hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.; resisting ordinary methods of treatment.

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refulgent

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adj. brightly shining; gleaming

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refurbish

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v. renovate; make bright by polishing

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regale

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v. to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.; to entertain with choice food or drink.

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regicide

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n. murder of king or queen

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rejoinder

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n. /rɪˈdʒɔɪndər/ retort; comeback; reply; answer

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remediable

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adj. reparable

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remiss

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adj. negligent

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remonstrance

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n. protest; objection

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remonstrate

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v. protest; object

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remunerative

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compensating; rewarding

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rend

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v. split; tear apart

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renegade

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n. deserter; traitor

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renege

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v. deny; go back on

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rent

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n. rip; split

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reparable

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adj. capable of being repaired

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repartee

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n. clever reply

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repast

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n. rɪˈpæst quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating: to eat a light repast.
a meal: the evening repast.; mealtime

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repine

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v. /rɪˈpaɪn/ to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.

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replete

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adj. filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied

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reprobate

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n. ˈrɛprəˌbeɪt a depraved, unprincipled, morally depraved, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.; a person rejected by god and beyond hope of salvation.

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reprobation

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n. severe disapproval, condemnation, or censure.; rejection by god, as of persons excluded from the number of the elect or from salvation.

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reprove

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v. /riˈpruv/ to criticize or correct, esp. gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.; to disapprove of strongly; censure: to reprove a bad decision.

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repudiate

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v. to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.; to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.; to reject with disapproval, condemnation, or denial: to repudiate a new doctrine.

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reputed

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adj. supposed

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requite

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v. repay; revenge