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rarefied
made less dense
recalcitrant
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
recant
disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement
recluse
hermit; loner
recondite
abstruse (=incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge); profound; secret
refractory
stubborn, unmanageable
refute
disprove
relegate
banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
reproach
express disapproval or disappointment
reprobate
person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
repudiate
disown; disavow
rescind
cancel
resolution
determination
resolve
determination; firmness of purpose
reticent
reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
reverent
respectful; worshipful
sage
person celebrated for wisdom
salubrious
healthful
sanction
approve; ratify
satiate
satisfy fully
saturate
soak thoroughly
savor
enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell or quality
secrete
hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
shard
fragment; generally of pottery
skeptic
doubter; person who suspends judgement until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view
solicitous
worried; concerned
soporific
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
spectrum
colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
sporadic
occurring irregularly
stigma
token of disgrace; brand
stint
be thrifty; set limits
stipulate
make express conditions; specify
stolid
dull; impassive
striated
marked with parallel bands; grooved
strut
pompous walk
strut
supporting bar
subpoena
writ summoning a witness to appear
subside
settle down; descend; grow quiet
substantiate
establish by evidence; verify; support
supersede
cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
supposition
hypothesis; surmise
tacit
understood; not put into words
tangential
peripheral; only slightly connected
tenuous
thin; rare; slim
tirade
extended scolding; denunciation
torpor
lethargy; sluggishness
torturous
winding; full of curves
tractable
docile; easily managed
transgression
violation of the law; sin
truculence
aggressiveness; ferocity
Author
shay
ID
73219
Card Set
high freq (R-T)
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Updated
2011-03-16T08:06:03Z
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