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quizzical
adj. being perplexed or amusing, teasing, mocking ( co ve? treu choc. va` kho' hieu?)

eg. He gave me a quizzical look when I ordered champagne.
rail
v. scold, complain angrily, castigate, rebuke, fulminate.

eg. She railed against the injustice of it all
quirk
n. eccentricity, peculiarity, caprice, queer, peculiar

eg. By a strange quirk of fate they had booked into the same hotel
quench
v. slake, extinguish, drink water to satisfy thirsty, (quaff, swill)

eg. Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building.
quiver (noun)
n. case for carrying arrows

eg. He has used the last arrow in his quiver
quixotic
adj. idealistic but impractical

eg. Don Quixote is a quixotic wanderer.
raiment
n. clothing

eg. I have no raiment to wear
rampart
n. defensive pile of earth or stone, bulwark

eg. Visitors can walk along the castle ramparts.
rant
v. rave, talk in noisy or bombast way, (rave, gush, spout, jabber, rail, rebuke)
rapacious
adj. greedy, insatiable, voracious, vulturous

eg. Hawks and other rapacious bird hunt on a variety of small animals
raspy
adj. rough sound like of sore throat, grating

eg. The sergeant's raspy voices grated on the recruit's ears
raucous
adj. rude and loud, boisterous, strident, cacophonous

eg. a group of raucous young men
ravenous
adj. extremely hungry, starving, voracious

eg. What’s for lunch? I’m absolutely ravenous.
raze
v. wipe out, demolish completely, (ravage), extirpate, obliterate

eg. The village was razed to the ground.
recast
v. reconstruct, reorganize, rephrase

eg. recast the sentence
reciprocate
v. repay in kind, retanliate

eg. They wanted to reciprocate the kindness that had been shown to them.
rectify
v. correct, repair, amend

eg. to rectify a fault
recant
v. formally renege/abjure a previous statement, retract, resile, forswear

eg. She tried to recant her sworn testimony
recondite
adj. esoteric, profound, abstruse, hard to understand

eg. a recondite subject
quash
v. - suppress, subdue
- revoke

eg. The rumors were quickly quashed.
quibble
v. complain about petty matters, niggle, bicker

eg. The only quibble about this book is the lack of color illustrations.
quisling
n. traitor who help the enemy, collaborator, (apostate, deserter)
rabid
adj. overzealous, extreme and violent

eg. a rabid follower
ramble
v. wander aimlessly, meander, amble

eg. We spent the summer rambling in Ireland.
rancor
n. bitterness, hatred, enmity, gall, (acerbity)

eg. There was rancor in his voice
rave
v. to talk endlessly with enthusiasm, (gush, jabber, rant)

eg. The critics raved about his performance in ‘Hamlet’
ravel
v. entangle, make more complex, twist, knot

eg. please do not ravel your problem
recalcitrant
adj. refractory, stubborn, unruly, disobedient, fractious

eg. a recalcitrant child
quell
v. calm, put down (violence), quiet

eg. Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances
quiescent
adj. dormant, fallow, abeyance

eg. The volcano had been quiescent for full two years
quietude
n. tranquility, calm

eg. a moment of quietude
quiver (verb)
v. tremble, shake

eg. Her lip quivered and then she started to cry.
quotidian
adj. day-to-day, commonplace

eg. quotidian existence/routine
ramp
n. slope, inclined road

eg. Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users.
rapt
adj. extremely enthusiastic and unaware of anything else

eg. She listened to the story-teller with rapt attention.
rarefied
adj. less dense of air, (loose)

eg. Climbers may experience difficulty breathing in the rarefied air
ravage
v. damage sth badly, (plunder, devastate, raze, pillage)

eg. a country ravaged by civil war
realm
n. kingdom, field

eg. In animal realm, the lion is the king of the beasts
reaper
n. one who harvests grain, grim reaper

eg. Grim Reaper cuts down mortal men and women
rebate
n. discount

eg.Buyers are offered a cash rebate.
rebuff
v. reject, refuse unkindly

eg. They rebuffed her request for help.
rebuke
v. scold harshly, censure, blame
(syn. reprimand, reproach)

eg. She rebuked herself for her stupidity.
rectitude
n. uprightness, morality, (integrity) (su dung muc.)

eg. She is a model of rectitude.
recuperate
v. recover, rally

eg. He hoped to recuperate at least some of his losses
rationalize
v. explain, find a rational reason to excuse

eg. an attempt to rationalize his violent behavior
rebuttal
n. refutation, prove that an accusation is false (phan? bien.)

eg. The accusations met with a firm rebuttal.
rationale
n. fundamental/rational reason, justification

eg. What is the rationale behind these new exams?
ravine
n. narrow and steep valley, gorge
ratiocination
n. act of drawing conclusion, intellect

eg. His gift for ratiocination made him a superb detective
rankle
v. irritate or anger, (embitter, exasperate)

eg. His decision to sell the land still rankled with her.
recession
n. time of low pace in economic activity , crisis, retreat

eg. These industries have been hard hit by recession.
recrimination
n. counterargument to fight back, (su dap. tra?)

eg. Loud and angry recrimination were her answer to his accusations.
recount
v. tell, narrate

eg. She was asked to recount the details of the conversation to the court
recluse
n. hermit, loner

eg. to lead the life of a recluse
recumbent
adj. lying down in any positions
syn. - prostrate, prone (facing downward)
- supine (facing upward)
recurrent
adj. happening again and again, repeating

eg. Poverty is a recurrent theme in her novels.
recourse
v. use sb/sth for help
n. urging for help (su. nho` va?)

eg. She made a complete recovery without recourse to surgery
reconnaissance
n. survey of enemy by soldiers or planes, inspection

eg. a reconnaissance aircraft / mission / satellite
reconcile
v. become friendly after quarrel, correct inconsistencies

eg.He has recently been reconciled with his wife.
reciprocal
adj. mutual, exchangeable, interacting

eg. reciprocal trade agreement btw two nations
recipient
n. receiver
recidivism
n. habitual return to crime
receptive
adj. willing to receive ideas, (amenable, responsive)

eg. She was always receptive to new ideas
recapitulate
v. summarize

eg. To recapitulate briefly, the three main points are these ...
rebus
n. puzzle, letters and pictures to guess a word
reactionary
adj. conservative, opposing to political change

eg. a reactionary government
ratify
v. approve or sign an agreement

eg. The treaty was ratified by all the member states.
rapport
n. a friendly relationship

eg. She understood the importance of making a close rapport with clients.
rancid
adj. having the odor of stale or overcooked fat

eg.Butter soon goes rancid in this heat
ramshackle
adj. in bad condition, badly designed

eg. a ramshackle (house/government policy)
rampant
adj. spreading or growing in an unrestrained way

eg. Unemployment is now rampant in most of Europe.
ramify
v. divide into branches or subdivisions
ramification
n. subdivision, branch

eg. We must examine all the ramifications of this problem
rally
v. - call up (for forces, powers)
- recover

eg. They have rallied a great deal of support for their campaign
rakish
adj. stylish, sporty


eg. He wore his hat at a rakish angle
ragamuffin
n. person who wear dirty and torn clothes

eg. a ragamuffin or beggar in the street
raconteur
n. story-teller

eg. My father is a gifted raconteur with unlimited anecdotes
quorum
n. the necessary number of members to make a decision

eg. If a quorum is not present, the meeting must be adjourned.
quip
n. irritating remark that cause others angry, taunt

eg. Black players often had to endure racist quips
quintessence
n. essence, perfect example, essential features

eg. a painting that captures the quintessence of Viennese elegance
querulous
adj. annoying, peevish, complaining

eg. He complained in a querulous voice about having been woken up.
queasy
adj. feeling sick, wanting to vomit, nauseous

eg. Traveling by boat makes me queasy.
quay
n. dock, where boats come in to load


eg. The ship crashed into the quay
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