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quash
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subdue; crush; squash
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quay ( ki: )
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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; *evasion*
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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 (n)
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case for arrows
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quiver (v)
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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 a 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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rancid
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having the odor or 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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cause persistent annoyance or pain or resentment; irritate; fester
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rant
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rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
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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 or 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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to talk incoherently or wildly, as in a delirious or demented state; 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; unruly
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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 (a 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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receiver
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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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