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40 Cards in this Set
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QUASH
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crush, squash
Eg: To quash the demonstrator |
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QUAY
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dock, landing space
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QUEASY
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easily nauseated, squeamish
Eg: For me, learning to drive is a queasy ride |
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QUELL
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extinguing
Eg: She was a mean teacher, but it is a good thiing she can use that to quell our indicipline |
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QUORUM
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Số đại biểu quy định
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QUIP
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taunt
eg: He is good by nature, but I am always hurt by his quips |
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QUIRK
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startling twist, caprice
Eg: By a quirk of fate, I moved from rich to rags |
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QUISLING
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traitor who aids invader
Eg: Some people see the South VN government as independent from the US but I see them nothing but quislings for them |
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QUIVER
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1. case for arrows
2.tremble, shake Eg: Her voice quivers when she heard the bad news |
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QUIZZICAL
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teasing, bantering, mocking
Eg: raise one quizzical eye brow( Hue's style) Everytime she gave me the quizzical look, it cracks me out |
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RABID
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fanatic, furious
Eg: Rabid dog You are like a rabid follower for him |
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RACONTEUR
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story-teller
Eg: Many of my personal annecdote make great stories but I am a very bad raconteur |
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RAGAMUFFIN
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person wearing tattered clother
Eg: A ragamuffin begging on the streets |
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RAIL
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scold, rant
Eg: Rail at smb for doing something wrong |
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RAITMENT
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clothing
Eg: The occasion requires us to wear prim raitment |
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RAKISH
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stylish, sporty
Eg: pose in your rakish angle.... |
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RAMP
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slope, inclined plan
Eg: Streets need to be designed with many ramps (not steps) to assist handicapped people |
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RAMPART
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phòng vệ
Eg: To defense the kingdom at this most vulnarable stage, we need a strong and concrete rampart |
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RANCID
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lên mùi ôi
Eg: I think it has been left out there for 1 week at least, it's starting to grow rancid |
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RANKLE
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irritate, rester
Eg:I am tryly rankled by this intimidimacy |
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RANT
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talk excitedly
scold make a grandiloquen speech Eg:It just a wedding, don't rant about it too much |
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RAPPORT
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emotional closeness
Eg: to be in rapport with someone |
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RAPT
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absorbed, enchanged
Eg: After seeing her, he was completely rapt |
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RATIOCINATION
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reasoning
Eg: From my line of ratiocination, you're wrong GRE asks for studnets to have extraordinary ratiocination |
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RAUCOUS
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harsh, shirll
boisterous, disorde Eg: We joing the raucous crowd in NYC to countdown for New Year |
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RAVAGE
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plunder, destroy
eg: The town was completely ravaged after the bombing |
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RAVE
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Good, infavor review
Eg: I am not into romane stories but I wrote a rave for the Notebook in my column |
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RAVEL
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entangle,
Eg: Please realease and disentangle me from this ravel of thoughts before I go nuts |
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RAVINE
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valley with steep side
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RAZE
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destroy completely
>< raise Eg: Raze a building |
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REACTIONARY
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opposing progress
Eg: The reactionary was arrested after the outbreak |
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REAPER
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one who harvest grain
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REBATE
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discount
Eg: We offer a rebate of an addition 20% |
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REBUFF
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snub, beat back,
reject EG: To rebuff a proposal To rebuff an attack |
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REBUS
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puzzle in which picture stand for words
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RECIDIVISM
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habitual return to crime
Eg: It is quitei mpssible to rehabilitate a criminal because their has always been a high rate of recidivism |
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RECONNAISSANCE
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suự trinh sát, do thám
Eg: Good reconnaissance was what make our battle a success |
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RECOURSE
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resorting to help when in torubhe
Eg: sometimes I take him for granted, only use him as a recouse when I am lonely |
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RECUMBENT
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ngả người
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RECUPERATE
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recover
Eg:to recuperate from the sickness |