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SAT Words 57

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quandary (n.) a perplexed, unresolvable state (Carlos found himself in a _____: should he choose mint chocolate chip or cookie dough?)
quell (v.) to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation (The skilled leader deftly _____d the rebellion.)
querulous (adj.) whiny, complaining (If deprived of his pacifier, young Brendan becomes _____.)
quixotic (adj.) idealistic, impractical (Edward entertained a _____ desire to fall in love at first sight in a laundromat.)
quotidian (adj.) daily (Ambika’s _____ routines include drinking two cups of coffee in the morning.)
rail (v.) to scold, protest (The professor _____d against the injustice of the college’s tenure policy.)
rancid (adj.) having a terrible taste or smell (Rob was double-dog-dared to eat the _____ egg salad sandwich.)
rancor (n.) deep, bitter resentment (When Eileen challenged me to a fight, I could see the _____ in her eyes.)
rapport (n.) mutual understanding and harmony (When Margaret met her paramour, they felt an instant _____.)
rash (adj.) hasty, incautious (It’s best to think things over calmly and thoroughly, rather than make _____ decisions.)
raucous (adj.) loud, boisterous (Sarah’s neighbors called the cops when her house party got too _____.)
raze (v.) to demolish, level (The old tenement house was _____d to make room for the large chain store.)
rebuke (v.) to scold, criticize (When the cops showed up at Sarah’s party, they _____d her for disturbing the peace.)
recalcitrant (adj.) defiant, unapologetic (Even when scolded, the _____ young girl simply stomped her foot and refused to finish her lima beans.)
recapitulate (v.) to sum up, repeat (Before the final exam, the teacher _____d the semester’s material.)
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