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Q-S GRE Vocabulary
"Q" "R" & "S" Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| quaff | to drink deeply |
| quagmire | a situation that is difficult to get out of |
| quash | to quell; to put an end to forcibly |
| querulous | prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome |
| query | question; inquiry; doubt in the mind; reservation |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals |
| quotidian | occurring or recurring daily; commonplace |
| raffish | unconventional and slightly disreputable; carefree; vulgar |
| rancorous | characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
| rankle | to irritate; to cause resentment |
| rarefy | to make or become thin or less dense |
| recalcitrant | obstinately resistant to authority; difficult to manage |
| recondite | hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure |
| reconnoiter | to engage in reconnaissance |
| redolence | the state of being fragrant, suggestive, or evocative |
| redress | to set something right to make amends for |
| refulgent | radiant; shining; brilliant |
| refute | to disprove; to successfully argue against |
| regale | to delight or entertain |
| relegate | to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position |
| renege | to fail to honor a commitment; to break a promise |
| repartee | witty conversation |
| reprehensible | worthy of blame or censure |
| repudiate | to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown |
| rescind | to invalidate; to repeal; to retract |
| reverent | marked by, feeling, or expressing profound awe and respect |
| rhetoric | the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion |
| risible | causing laughter; laughable |
| rue | to regret; to feel remorse or sorrow for |
| sagacious | having a sound judgment; perceptive |
| salacious | lascivious; lustful; obscene |
| salient | prominent; relevant |
| salubrious | promoting health or well-being |
| salutary | wholesome; favorable to health |
| sanction | authoritative permission or approval |
| sanguine | cheerful; confident; optimistic |
| saturnine | gloomy; dark; sullen |
| schism | a split into factions |
| sedulous | diligent; persistent; hard-working |
| shard | a piece of broken pottery or glass |
| sidereal | astral; relating to stars or constellations |
| sinecure | a job that pays a salary but requires little work |
| sinuous | winding; undulating |
| slake | to satisfy or quench |
| sodden | soaked or drenched |
| solicitous | concerned and attentive; eager |
| solvent | able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance |
| sophistry | fallacious reasoning; faulty logic |
| soporific | causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
| sparse | thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals |
| specious | seemingly true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive |
| spendthrift | one who spends money wastefully |
| sporadic | occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
| spurious | lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
| static | not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
| stentorian | extremely loud and powerful |
| stupefy | to stun, baffle, or amaze |
| stygian | gloomy; dark |
| subpoena | a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony |
| subtle | not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern |
| succinct | brief; concise |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
| surfeit | excess; overindulgence |
| sybarite | a person who leads a life of pleasure and luxury |
| sycophant | someone who tries to get ahead through flattery and fawning |
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