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Word Smart 22
Qualify - Renounce
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English
10th Grade
04/01/2008

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Qualify
Definition
To modify or restrict
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Qualitative
Definition
Having to do with the quality or qualities of something (as opposed to the quantity)
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Querulous
Definition
Complaining; grumbling; whining
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Quixotic
Definition
Romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
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Ramification
Definition
A consequence; a branching out
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Rancor
Definition
Bitter, long-lasting will or resentment
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Rapacious
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Greedy; plundering; avaricious
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Rebuke
Definition
To criticize sharply
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Rebut
Definition
To contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient
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Recant
Definition
To publicly take back and deny (something previously said or believed); to openly confess error
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Reciprocal
Definition
Mutual; shared; interchangeable
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Reclusive
Definition
Hermit-like; withdrawn from society
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Recondite
Definition
Hard to understand; over one's head
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Recrimination
Definition
A bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation
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Redolent
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Fragrant
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Redundant
Definition
Unnecessarily repetitive; excessive; excessively wordy
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Refute
Definition
To prove to be false; to disprove
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Reiterate
Definition
To say again; to repeat
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Relegate
Definition
To banish; to send away
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Relentless
Definition
Continuous; unstoppable
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Relinquish
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To release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
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Remonstrate
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To argue against; to protest; to raise objections
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Renaissance
Definition
A rebirth or revival
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Renounce
Definition
To give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore
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Root - Nat/nas/nai
Definition
To be born - Natural, native, naive, innate, renaissance
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Root - Nounc/nunc
Definition
To announce - Announce, pronounce, denounce, renounce
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Root - Cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
Definition
To separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide - Concern, critic, crime, secret
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Root - Cla/clo/clu
Definition
Shut, close - Closet, enclose, conclude, claustrophobia
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