quench
v. put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy |
query
n. inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation |
quest
n. act of searching for something |
quiver
v. shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement |
quixotic
a. idealistic without regard to practicality |
raillery
n. pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment |
rampage
n. violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery |
rampant
a. unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint |
ransom
n. release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release |
ration
n. allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations |
razor
n. sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts |
reciprocal
a. concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
reconciliation
n. act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship |
reconnaissance
n. gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area |
recount
v. narrate or tell; count over again |
reflect
v. throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror |
reign
n. sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence |
reinforce
v. give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance |
reject
v. turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration |
rejoice
v. feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy |
reliable
a. worthy of being depended on; trustworthy |
remorse
n. pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret |
render
v. deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting |
repatriate
v. restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin |
repel
v. force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against |
reserve
n. lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression |
restrain
v. keep under control; hold back ; place limits on |
restrict
v. keep or confine within limits |
retain
v. keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember |
retreat
n. receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position |
retrieve
v. recover; find and bring in; get back |
revolve
v. turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles |
rigid
a. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible |
rigor
n. strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure |
rodent
n. gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, |
rotate
v. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center |
ruin
v. fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate |
salvage
v. save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use |
sanctuary
n. place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque |
sanitary
a. relating to health or the protection of health |
scamper
v. run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away |
scoff
v. mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |
scour
v. scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly |
scrumptious
a. nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine |
scuffle
v. shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion |
scurry
v. go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly |
shabby
a. torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged |
sheathe
v. enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide |
shed
v. get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth |
shred
n. a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off |
shrewd
a. clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence |
shrivel
v. wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying |
shroud
v. hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter |
sift
v. separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize |
sincere
a. open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed |
sinister
a. suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster |
skeptic
n. doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined |
slacken
v. become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe |
slight
n. almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy |
smolder
v. burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment |
solitary
a. isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied |
soothe
v. cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to |