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96 Cards in this Set

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Ramification

A branching out; a consequence

Rancor

Bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment

Rapacious

Greedy; plundering ;avaricious

Rebuke

Criticize sharply

Rebut

Contradict; to argue in opposition to; to provide to be false

Recalcitrant

Disobedient; stubbornly defiant of authority

Recant

Publicly take back and deny ; to openly confess error

Reciprocal

Mutual; shared; interchangeable

Reclusive

Withdrawn from society

Recondite

Hard to understand ; over one's head

Recrimination

A bitter counter accusation.; or the act of a bitter counter accusation

Redolent

Fragrant

Redundant

Unnecessarily repetitive, excessive; excessively wordy

Refute

Prove to be false; to disprove

Reiterate

To say again ; to repeat

Relegate

To banish; to send away

Relentless

Continuous; unstoppable

Relinquish

To release or let go; to surrender; to stop doing

Remonstrate

To argue against; to rais objections; to protest

Renaissance

A rebirth or revival

Renounce

To give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore

Respite

A period of rest or relief

Reticent

Quiet ;restrained; reluctant ; to speak

Revere

To respect highly ; to honor

Rhetoric

The art of formal speaking or writing ; inflated discourse

Rigorous

Strict; harsh; severe

Robust

Strong and healthy; vigorous

Rogue

Criminally dishonest person; a scoundrel

Rudimentary

Basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped

Ruminate

Contemplate ; to ponder; to mull over

Rustic

Rural; lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive

Reparation

Paying back ; making amends; compensation

Repercussion

An indirect effect; a consequence

Replenish

To fill again; to restock ; to restore

Replete

Completely filled; abounding

Reprehensible

Worthy of blame or censure

Reprisal

A military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking "an eye for an eye."

Reproach

To scold; usually in disappointment ;to blame ; to disgrace

Reprove

To criticize mildly

Repudiate

To reject; to renounce; to disown

Requisite

Required ; necessary

Resolute

Determined ; firm; unwavering

Qualify

To modify or restrict

Qualitative

Having to do with the quality or qualities of something (as opposed to the quantity)

Querulous

Complaining, grumbling, whining

Quixotic

Romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree

Prolific

Abundantly productive , fruitful or fertile

Promulgate

To proclaim; to Publicly or formally declare something

Propensity

A natural inclination or tendency ; a predilection

Propitious

Marked by favourable signs or conditions

Proponent

An advocate; an ally; a supporter of a position

Proprietary

Characteristics of an owner of a property; constituting property

Propriety

Properness; good manners

Prosaic

Dull; unimaginative

Proscribe

To outlaw; to prohibit

Proselytize

To convert someone from one religion or doctrine to another

Protagonist

The leading character in a novel, play,or other work

Protract

Prolonged

Provident

Providing for the future; preparinh for the future; frugal

Provincial

Limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow

Provisional

Conditional; tentative; temporary

Proximity

Nearness

Putative

Reputed; supposed; commonly accepted

Purported

Rumored; claimed

Prudent

Careful; having foresight

Prodigious

Extraordinary; enormous

Prodigy

An extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurance

Profane

Not having to do with religion

profess

To declare; to declare falsely or pretend

Proficient

Thoroughly competent; skillfull; very good at something

Profligate

Extravagantly wasteful; usually wildly immoral

Profound

Deep( in meaning)

Profuse

Flowing; extravagant

Proletariat

Industrial working class

Proliferate

To spread or grow rapidly

Polarize

To break into opposing fractions or groupings

Polemic

A powerful argument made to attack or refute a controversial issue

Ponderous

As large as to clumsy; dull; massive

Portent

An omen; a sign of something coming in the future

Postulate

Something accepted as true without proof; an axiom

Pragmatic

Practical; down to earth; based on experience rather than theory

Precedent

An earlier example or model of something

Precept

A rule to live by; a principle establishing a certain kind of action or behavior; maxim

Precipitate

To cuase to happen abruptly

Precipitous

Steep

Preclude

Prevent something from ever happening

Precursor

Forerunner; a sign or a warning of something to come

Predilection

A natural preference for something

Preeminent

Better than anyone else; outstanding; supreme

Preempt

To sieze something by prior right

Premise

An assumption; the basis for a conclusion

Preposses

Pre occupy; to influence beforehand or prejudice; to make a good impresion beforehand

Prerogative

A right or privilege connected exclusively to a person , position, class or nation

Prevail

To triumph; to overcome rivals

Pristine

Original; unspoiled; pure

Prodigal

Wastefully extravagant