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quisling
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traitor who aids invaiders.
In his conquest of Europe, Hitler was aided by quislings who betrayed their own people > Norwegian politician called Quisling 1940 when Germans invaded Norway, he supported them. |
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical.
Constantly coming up with quixotic, unworkable schemes to save the world... < Don Quixote, hero of a novel by |
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quizzical
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teasing; bantering; mocking; curious.
raised a quizzical eyebrow as the skinny teenager tripped over his own feet |
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quorum
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number of memebers necessary to conduct a meeting.
The senator asked for a roll call to determine whether a quorum was present. |
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quotidian
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daily; commonplace; customary.
To Philip, each new day of his internship was filled with excitement; he could not dismiss his rounds as merely quotidian routine. Latin quotidianus "every day"] |
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rabid
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lika a fanatic; furious.
He was a rabid follower of Fleetwood Mac rabere "rave, be mad" |
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raconteur
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story-teller.
... a gifted raconteur with an unlimited supply of anecdotes raconter "recount, retell"] |
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rail
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scold; rant.
You may rail at him all you want, but you will never change him. |
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raiment
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clothing.
I have no raiment fit to wear to the ball. |
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rakish
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stylish; sporty.
He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle. |
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ramify
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divide into branches or subdivisions; have complicating results.
When the plants begin to ramify, one should nip off most of the new branches ramus "branch" |
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rampart
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defensive mound of earth.
A means of protection or defense; a bulwark. we watched from the rampart as the fighting continued. |
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rancor
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bitterness, hatred.
rancor against the foe rancere "to stink" |
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rankle
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irritate, fester.
the memory rankled him for years. |
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rapacious
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excessivley grasping; plundering.
Rapacious birds of prey feed on small animals. —Synonyms 2. ravenous, voracious, grasping; preying. See avaricious. —Antonyms 2. generous. rapac- "tearing, grasping" |
