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quarrel: an angry dispute
querulous: habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
rage: something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
rash: hasty, incautious, reckless
rave: speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
rebuke: scold harshly; criticize severely
recapitulate: summarize; repeat in concise form
recluse: one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
regret: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
rehearse: practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
rekindle: arouse again
relieve: free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
rely: rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
remain: continue in a place, position, or situation
renounce: abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
repent: cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
reproach: express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
rescind: cancel; make void; repeal or annul
resemble: be similar to; take after; look like
respite: usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
retreat: receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
ribbing: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule)
riddle: pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
ridge: long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains
rinds: the chewy or crunchy outside layers on fruit. cheese, or meat
ripe: ready; fully developed; mature
roaring: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
roll: a list of names
rot: become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
rough: not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
rouse: pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances
rug: floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
ruminate: chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
ruse: trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
rust: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
sagacious: perceptive; shrewd; having insight
sage: one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
sate: satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
savants: individuals with mental retardation who are extremely talented in one domain
scrawl: write carelessly
screech: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
screw: cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
scrutinize: examine closely and critically
seal: middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
seam: line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
seizing: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
sentient: aware; conscious; able to perceive
settle: take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly
sew: create (clothes) with cloth
shackle: chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
shed: get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
shelter: structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
shingles: viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes blisters on the skin
shiv: a knife used as a weapon
shoplift: steal in a store
shore: support by placing against something solid or rigid
shriking: making a annoying noise
shrink: become smaller or draw together; compress
silk: a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
silly: exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
skewer: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
slash: cut; reduce largely
slaughter: act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
slippers: low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily
slope: be at an angle; incline; gradient
slug: any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
slum: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
slump: sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
sly: stealthy, insidious, or secret; mischievous; foxy
smear: overspread with anything adhesive; soil in any way; pollute
snail: freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
snap: make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
snub: ignore, to treat with disdain or contempt
soaked: drenched with water, or other liquid; very drunk
sober: not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by use of drugs; self-restraint
somber: gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
soothed: calmed or comforted
sovereignty: autonomy; independence
sparkle: be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
spotter: a person employed to watch for something to happen
spouting: propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
spree: a lively or wild outburst of activity
spurious: false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
squalid: sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect; morally degraded
squeeze: force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
squirm: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
stage: any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
stagnant: not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
stale: having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
stare: a fixed look with eyes open wide
stark: bare; complete or extreme
steady: securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
steep: soak; make thoroughly wet
stem: stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
stickler: one who insists on something unyieldingly; something puzzling or difficult
sticky: glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
stiff: not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
stingy: stinging; able to sting
stir: to mix gently with a spoon in a rotary motion
stoic: one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
stony: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
strain: group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
stretch: extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
stride: step; pace; significant progress
stripes: rayas, lines
stroll: wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
struck: (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
stubborn: unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
stun: surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
stunt: difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
substantiate: establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
sulky: silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others
supplant: replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
surreptitious: secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
swallow: take back what one has said ; enclose or envelop completely
swamp: low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
swath: a path or strip; the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
sway: swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
sweepings: the act of cleaning with a broom
thick: not thin
thigh: part of the leg between the hip and the knee
thorn: something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
thrifty: careful about money; economical
throw: up eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
tickle: touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please
tide: periodic rise and fall of the sea level
torpor: state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
touchy: tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
trite: repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use
trousers: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
trustworthy: dependable; reliable
tuckered: tired, exhausted
turd: obscene terms for feces
udder: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
unassailable: impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
uncanny: strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
undergo: experience; suffer; pass through
underneath: under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
uniform: consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
unobstrusive: acting in a manner that does not attract attention
unpleasant: desagradable
unscathed: not injured or unharmed
untenable: indefensible; not able to be maintained
upbeat: pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
upsetting: causing an emotional disturbance
vacillate: sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
vanish: disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
veal: flesh of a calf when killed and used for food
vex: annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
vilify: debase; degrade; spread negative information about
vogue: popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
voluminous: large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
voracious: ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
waist: narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
wart: (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin
wax: increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
weave: pattern or structure by weaving ; knit; interlace
wedge: a piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
weeds: any plant that grows where yhou dont want it to
weird: queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
welfare: benefit; something that aids health or happiness
whalebone: a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales
whinning: crying like a child
whipping: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
wholly: completely.
widen: extend in scope or range or area
wilted: to become limp from lack of water or too much heat
wisdom: quality of being wise; knowledge ; results of wise judgments
wise: having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
wool: dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals
worthy: having high moral qualities
wreck: destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
wriggle: to twist to and from; to squirm
writhe: move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain