BARRON SET#16
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- requiem
- mass for the dead; dirge
- requisite
- necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary
- requisition
- formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V.
- requite
- make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal
- rescind
- repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)
- resentment
- indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about
- reserve
- self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative
- residual
- remaining; left over; of a residue; N: residue
- residue
- remainder; balance
- resign
- give up (a position, right, or claim); submit (oneself) passively
- resignation
- patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent
- resilient
- elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)
- resolution
- determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose
- resolve
- decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution
- resonant
- (of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance
- resort
- turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N.
- resound
- (of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo; Ex. hall resounded with laughter
- resourceful
- clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); N. resource, resourcefulness
- respiration
- breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory
- respite
- time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve
- resplendent
- brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious
- responsiveness
- state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment
- restitution
- returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury
- restive
- impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; Ex. restive horses because of wolves; CF. not a general synonym for `restless'
- restraint
- moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction
- resumption
- taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats.
- resurge
- rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again
- resurrect
- revive
- resuscitate
- revive; bring back to life or consciousness; Ex. resuscitate the drowned child
- retain
- keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor); N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor
- retaliate
- repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate
- retard
- delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development
- retentive
- holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory
- reticent
- inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence
- retinue
- following; attendants
- retiring
- shy and reserved (of a person); modest; Ex. her retiring personality
- retort
- quick sharp reply; V.
- retract
- withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile
- retrench
- cut down; cut down expenses; economize
- retribution
- deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back
- retrieve
- recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation
- retroactive
- taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future
- retrograde
- go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.
- retrospective
- looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect
- revelry
- boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration
- reverberate
- echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley.
- reverend
- deserving reverence; N: priest
- reverent
- respectful; worshipful; V. revere: regard with reverence; N. reverence: profound respect
- reverie
- daydream; abstracted musing
- revert
- relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion
- revile
- attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)
- revoke
- cancel; retract; CF. irrevocable
- revulsion
- sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture
- rhapsodize
- speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner; Ex. rhapsodize over the beauty of the scenery
- rhapsody
- excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)
- ribald
- marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane; N. ribaldry: ribald language or joke
- rickety
- (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets; CF. rickets; CF. vitamin D
- riddle
- pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve (separating earth from stone)
- rider
- amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
- rife
- (of something bad) widespread; abundant; current
- rift
- narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation
- rig
- fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; Ex. rig the election
- righteous
- morally upright; just
- rightful
- legally correct; Ex. rightful owner
- rigid
- hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous; Ex. rigid rule
- rigor
- severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter
- rile
- irritate; vex; muddy
- rip
- tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N.
- rivet
- metal pin used for fastening metal plates together; V: fasten with a rivet; engross
- riveting
- holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing
- rivulet
- small stream; CF. rill < rivulet < river
- robust
- strong; vigorous
- rococo
- ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century
- roil
- make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb
- rolling
- (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
- romp
- play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N.
- rooster
- cock; adult male chicken
- roseate
- rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views
- roster
- list (of names)
- rostrum
- raised platform for speech-making; pulpit
- rote
- repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote
- rotund
- (of a person) fat and round
- rotunda
- circular building or hall covered with a dome
- rotundity
- roundness; sonorousness of speech
- rou'e
- lecherous man
- rousing
- lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up
- rout
- put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat
- rubble
- fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
- rubric
- title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
- ruddy
- reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking
- rudimentary
- elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language
- rue
- regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful
- ruffian
- violent scoundrel; bully
- rumble
- make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)
- ruminant
- animal that ruminates; ADJ.
- ruminate
- chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)
- rummage
- ransack; thoroughly search
- run-down
- (of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted
- runic
- mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm
- ruse
- trick to deceive; stratagem
- rustic
- pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person
- rusticate
- banish to the country; dwell in the country
- rustle
- make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together
- ruthless
- pitiless; merciless; cruel
- s miniature
- small model; small painting; ADJ: small
- saboteur
- one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)
- saccharine
- cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin
- sacrilegious
- desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred
- sacrosanct
- invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable
- sadistic
- inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty
- saga
- Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative
- sagacious
- wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity
- sage
- person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise
- salacious
- lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk
- salient
- prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features
- saline
- salty
- sallow
- (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice
- salubrious
- healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health
- salutary
- tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health
- salvage
- rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved
- sanctimonious
- displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety
- sanction
- approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance
- sanctuary
- place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; Ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church.
- sanguinary
- bloody; with much bloodshed
- sanguine
- optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red
- sap
- diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength.
- sarcasm
- cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic
- sardonic
- scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile
- sartorial
- pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor
- sate
- satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
- satellite
- small body revolving around a larger one
- satiate
- satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated
- satire
- form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly
- satirical
- using satire; mocking
- saturate
- soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity
- saturnine
- morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.
- satyr
- half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man
- saunter
- stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly; N.
- savant
- scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know
- savor
- enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality
- savory
- pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable; Ex. savory reputation
- scabbard
- case for a sword blade; sheath
- scad
- a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes
- scaffold
- temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution
- scale
- climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones
- scanty
- meager; insufficient
- scapegoat
- someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat
- scavenge
- hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
- scenario
- plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events
- schematic
- of a schema or scheme; relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols; N. schema: diagrammatic representation; outline
- scheme
- systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme
- schism
- division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split
- scholarly
- full of learning; erudite; like a scholar; Ex. scholarly journal
- scintilla
- trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark
- scintillate
- sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation
- scion
- detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant
- scoff
- laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats
- scorch
- sear; N.
- score
- number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold
- scotch
- stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF. ??? ??? ??
- scourge
- lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict
- scowl
- frown angrily; N: angry frown
- scrap
- small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel
- scrappy
- quarrelsome
- scraps
- leftover food
- screech
- unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.
- scrimmage
- disorderly fight between two or more people
- scruple
- hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience
- scrupulous
- conscientious; extremely thorough; Ex. scrupulous worker
- scrutinize
- examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny
- scuffle
- struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?
- scurrilous
- abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark
- scurry
- move hastily; hurry; move briskly
- scurvy
- contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
- scuttle
- sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull
- seamy
- sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life
- sear
- burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither
- season
- enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.; inure; harden; N. seasoning: something used in seasoning
- seasonable
- occurring at the proper time or season; opportune; Ex. seasonable intervention in the dispute
- seasonal
- of a particular season; Ex. seasonal rise in employment
- seasoned
- experienced
- secession
- withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership
- seclusion
- isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate
- secrete
- conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive
- sect
- separate religious body; faction; group of people with common beliefs within a larger group
- sectarian
- of a sect; narrow-minded; parochial; N: member of a sect; narrow-minded person
- secular
- worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal
- sedate
- composed (with no excitement); grave; V: administer a sedative to; CF. sedative
- sedentary
- requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population
- sedition
- conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious
- seduce
- lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive
- sedulous
- diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity
- seedy
- run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel
- seemly
- (of behavior) proper; appropriate
- seep
- pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage
- seethe
- be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.
- seine
- seine net; net for catching fish
- seismic
- pertaining to earthquakes
- selective
- careful in choosing; having an effect only on certain things; not general; Ex. eclectic weed killer
- self-indulgence
- excessive indulgence of one's own desire
- self-righteous
- sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic
- semblance
- outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.
- seminal
- related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field
- seminary
- school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women
- senility
- old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia
- sensitization
- process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive
- sensual
- devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
- sensuous
- giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin
- sententious
- pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
- sentient
- capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience
- sentimental
- swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments
- sentinel
- sentry; lookout
- septic
- of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus)
- sepulcher
- tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral
- sequester
- isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life
- sere
- sear; parched; dry
- serendipity
- gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip
- serenity
- calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene
- serpentine
- winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake
- serrated
- having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf
- servile
- slavish; cringing; N. servility
- servitude
- slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment
- sever
- separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position
- severity
- harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense
- sextant
- navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)
- shack
- crude cabin
- shackle
- chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.
- shade
- slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey
- sham
- pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham.
- shambles
- (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles.
- Shangri-la
- imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon
- shard
- fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)
- shaving
- very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade)
- sheaf
- bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
- shear
- remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors
- sheathe
- place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade
- shed
- small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves
- sheer
- pure; thin and transparent; very steep
- sherbet
- flavored dessert ice
- shift
- change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group
- shimmer
- shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N.
- shirk
- avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger
- shoddy
- made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick
- shoot
- new growth from a plant
- shove
- push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N.
- shrew
- scolding woman; very small mouselike animal
- shrewd
- clever; astute
- shrivel
- make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying)