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to drink heavily
"He quaffed the beer with haste." |
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marsh; difficult situation
"The boat got stuck in the quagmire and put them in a difficult situation." |
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dilemma, difficulty
"This difficult situation was indeed a quandary." |
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consisting of or relating to four units or members
"Quaternary weeks in a mounth." |
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to crush or subdue
"The rebellion was quelled and put to sleep." |
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inclined to complain, irritable
"The querulous complainer is always irritated." |
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inactivity, stillness
"The deceased body was full of quiescence." |
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inactive, at rest
"The quiescent patient was exhausted." |
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occuring daily; commonplace
"here's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute" |
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to shrink back in fear, lose courage
"I quailed at the thought of jumping out the plane." |
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to limit
"She was careful to qualify any claims she made about the implications of her discovery." |
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witty, skillful storyteller
"The raconteur was the center of attention, telling great stories of the past." |
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fundamental; drastic
"The radical cause is the most fundamental." |
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to scold with bitter or abusive language
"He railed against the injustice that the courts made unto him." |
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lighthearted jesting
"The only way they could communicate was through their raillery, making fun of the things that annoyed them most." |
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implication, outgrowth, or consequences
"The ramifications of a court decision" |
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unrestrained
"Rampant loyalty to a cause is frightening." |
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likely to collapse
"Their ramshackle plan to take over the world is likely to collapse." |
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bitter hatred
"The defeated enemy held his rancor for years." |
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greedy; predatory
"The rapacious business man looked for any gain in profit." |
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relationship of trust and respect
"The rapport they shared was valued by both." |
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having a cordial relationship
"The two countries must establish a rapprochment in order to declare peace." |
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deeply absorbed, engrossed
"The rapt addict was infatuated with his addiction." |
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to make thinner, purer, or more refined
"Pulverizing the crop, he rarefied the substance." |
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methodical, logical reasoning
"The logician's ratiocination is an attempt of being impartial." |
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harsh-sounding; boisterous
"The raucous banging of the pots and bans." |
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extremely hungry
"The ravenous homeless are hungry." |
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deep, narrow gorge
"The ravine is an excellent source for water." |
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marked by extreme conservatism
"Reactionary measures to prevent this from occuring again have been way too severe on the public's freedom." |
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irritating; repellent
"The annoying boy rebarbative, prickly, spiteful" |
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blunt rejection
"The rebuff was a response to the unfair treaty." |
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to reprimand, scold
"The father rebuked his son for his wrong doings" - admonish |
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refusing authority or control
"The recalcitrant rebeller went against authority." |
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