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quirk
SAT Word Power List 26 and Idiom Usage 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quirk | ADJECTIVE a peculiarity of behavior |
| quixotic | ADJECTIVE totally or foolishly impractical |
| ramification | NOUN a consequence |
| relinquish | VERB to give up doing, to surrender, to give in |
| reminisce | VERB the act of recalling the past |
| remorse | NOUN a strong feeling of sadness or guilt |
| resurgent | NOUN rising after defeat |
| revere | VERB to honor |
| rivet | VERB to hold the attention of |
| roster | NOUN a list of names |
| "Bite Your Tongue" | Take back or be ashamed of what you have said: struggle not to say something you want to say |
| "Bite the Dust" | to die; to fall in defeat; to fail to succeed |
| "Bite the Hand that Feeds You" | to turn against someone who helps you; to do harm to someone who does good things for you |
| "Bite off More than You Can Chew" | to take on a task that is more than you can accomplish; to be greedy; overconfident, or too ambitious by taking on more jobs or responsibilities than you can deal with at one time |
| "Bite the Bullet" | prepare for an unpleasant experience; brace yourself to endure with courage something painful but necessary |