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Vocabulary 13
Higgins Vocabulary 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pugnacious | quarrelsome |
| punitive | involving punishment |
| quagmire | difficult situation |
| quell | to diffuse or control a potentially explosive situation |
| querulous | whiny, complaining |
| quixotic | idealistic, impractical |
| rancor | deep, bitter resentment |
| rapport | mutual understanding |
| rebuke | criticize |
| recalcitrant | defiant |
| remiss | negligent |
| resilient | able to recover |
| ribald | coarsely humorous |
| ruminate | to contemplate |
| sanctimonious | hypocritical piety |
| sanguine | optimistic, cheery |
| serendipity | luck |
| somnolent | sleepy, drowsy |
| sophomoric | immature, uniformed |
| stoic | unaffected by passion or feeling |