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11th Grade
05/07/2013

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Term
Quench
Definition

v.

douse or extinguish assuage or satisfy 

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Querulous
Definition

Adj.

fretful; whining

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Query
Definition

N.

inquiry; question

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Quibble
Definition

N.

Minor objection or complaint

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quiescent
Definition

Adj.

at rest; dormant; temporaily inactive

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Quietude
Definition

N.

Tranquility

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Quintessence
Definition

N.

purest and highest embodiment

 

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Quip
Definition

N.

taunt

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Quirk
Definition

N.

Startling twist; caprice

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Quiver
Definition

V. 

Tremble; shake

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Quixotic
Definition

Adj.

idealistic but impractical

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Quizzical
Definition

Adj.

teasing; bantering; curious; mocking

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Quorum
Definition

N.

Numer of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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Rabid
Definition

Adj. 

like a fanatic; furious

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raconteur
Definition

N.

storyteller

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Rail
Definition

V. 

scold; rant

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Raiment
Definition

N.

clothing 

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Ramble
Definition

V.

wander aimlessly

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ramification
Definition

N.

branching out; subdivision

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Ramify
Definition

V.

to divide into branches or subdivions

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Rampant
Definition

Adj.

growing in profusion;unrestrained

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ramshackle
Definition

Adj.

rickety; falling apart

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rancid
Definition

adj.

having the odor of stale fat

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rancor
Definition

N.

bitterness; hatred

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rankle
Definition

V.

irritate; fester

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rapacious
Definition

adj.

excessively greedy; predatory

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rapport
Definition

N.

emotional closeness; harmony

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rapt
Definition

adj.

absorbed; enchanted

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rarefied
Definition

adj.

made less dense (of gas)

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raspy
Definition

Adj.

granting; harsh

Term
ratify
Definition

v.

approve formally; confirm; verify

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