# Word List 24

pusillanimous cowardly; fainthearted

putrid foul; rotten; decayed
pyromaniac person with an insane desire to set things on fire
quack charlatan; impostor
quaff drink with relish
quail cower; lose heart
qualms misgivings
quandary dilemma
quay dock; landing place
quell put down; quiet
querulous fretful; whining
quibble equivocate; play on words
quiescent at rest; dormant
quietude tranquility
quintessence purest and highest embodiment
quip taunt
quirk startling twist; caprice
qui vive wide awake; expectant
quixotic idealistic but impractical
quizzical bantering; comical; humorously serious
rabid ike a fanatic; furious
ragamuffin person wearing tattered clothes
ramification branching out; subdivision
ramp slope; inclined plane
rampant rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained
rancid having the odor of stale fat
rancor bitterness; hatred
rant rave; speak bombastically
rapacious excessively grasping
rapprochment reconciliation
rarefield made less dense (of a gas)
ratiocination reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises
rationalize reason; justify an improper act
raucous harsh and shrill
ravage plunder and despoil
ravening rapacious; seeking prey
ravenous extremely hungry
raze destroy completely
realm kingdom; sphere
rebate discount
recalcitrant obstinately stubborn
recant repudiate; withdraw previous statement
recapitulate summarize
recession withdrawal; retreat
recipient receiver
reciprocal mutual; exchangeable; interacting
reciprocate repay in kind
recluse hermit
reconcile make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies
recondite abstruse; profound; secret
reconnaisance survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering
recourse resorting to help when in trouble
recreant coward; betrayer of faith
recrimination countercharges
rectify correct
rectitude uprightness
recumbent reclining; lying down completely or in part.
recuperate recover
recurrent occuring again and again
redolent fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor
redoubtable formidable; causing fear
redress remedy; compensation
redundant superfluous; excessively wordy; repititous
reek emit
refection slight refreshment
refectory dining hall
refraction bending of a ray of light
refractory stubborn; unmanageable
refulgent radiant
refutation disproof of opponents' arguments
regal royal
regale entertain
regatta boat or yacht race
regeneration spiritual rebirth
regime method or system of government
regimen prescribed diet and habits
rehabilitate restore to proper condition
reimburse repay
reiterate repeat
put, putat to trim; to calculate
computation a reckoning
amputate cut off
putative supposed (calculated)
quaer, quaesit to ask
inquiry investigation
inquisitive questioning
query question