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85 Cards in this Set
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quash
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subdue, crush, squash
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quay
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dock, landing place
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queasy
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easily nauseated, squeamish
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quell
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extinguish, put down, quiet
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quench
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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
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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
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case for arrows; 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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number 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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like fanatic, furious
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raconteur
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story-teller
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ragamuffin
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person wearing tattered clothes
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rail
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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
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call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.), revive or recuperate
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ramble
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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
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divide into branches or subdivisions
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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, haphazard
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rankle
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irritate, fester
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rant
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rave, talk excitedly, make a grandiloquent speech, scold
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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, confirm, verify
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ratiocination
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reasoning, act of drawing conclusions from premises
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rationale
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fundamental 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, offer an excuse
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raucous
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harsh and shrill, disorderly and boisterous
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ravage
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plunder, despoil
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rave
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overwhelmingly favorable review
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ravel
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fall apart into tangles, unravel or 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
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destroy completely
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reactionary
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opposing progress, politically ultraconservative
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realm
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kingdom, field or sphere
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reaper
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one who harvests 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 severely
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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
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recant
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disclaim or disavow, retract a previous statement, openly confess error
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recapitulate
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summarize
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recast
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reconstruct (sentence, story etc.), fashion again
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receptive
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quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions, etc.
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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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reciever
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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 friendly 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
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narrate or tell, count over again
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recourse
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resorting 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
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recover
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recurrent
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occurring again and again
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