Q
- qua: in the capacity or character of; as.
- quaff: to drink with relish.
- quagmire: a predicament.
- quandary: a state of difficulty or perplexity.
- quash: to annul; also, to crush; to subdue.
- querulous: habitually complaining.
- querulous: habitually complaining; also, expressing complaint.
- quiddity: the essence or nature of a thing.
- quidnunc: a gossip; a busybody.
- quiescent: at rest; still.
- quiescent: at rest; still; inactive.
- quietus: final acquittance, as from debt; also, rest; death.
- quietus: final acquittance, as from debt; that which silences claims; rest; death.
- quisling: a collaborator; a traitor.
- quixotic: foolishly impractical; also, capricious; impulsive.
- quondam: former; sometime.
- quorum: a gathering of members of an organization large enough to transact business.
- quotidian: occurring daily; also, ordinary.
- quotidian: of an everyday character; ordinary.
R
- raconteur: a person skilled in telling stories.
- raconteur: one who excels in telling stories and anecdotes.
- raffish: tawdry; also, rakish.
- raillery: good-humored banter or teasing repartee.
- raiment: clothing in general; garments.
- rapacious: grasping; greedy.
- rapine: the act of plundering.
- rapport: relation characterized by sympathetic understanding, emotional affinity, or mutual trust.
- rapprochement: the establishment or state of cordial relations.
- rara avis: a rare or unique person or thing.
- ratiocination: the process of reasoning.
- raucous: unpleasantly loud and harsh.
- rebarbative: repellent; irritating.
- rebarbative: repellent; objectionable.
- recalcitrant: marked by stubborn resistance.
- recalcitrant: stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.
- recherche: exotic; rare; also, affected, pretentious.
- recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp., into prior criminal habits.
- recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp., into prior criminal habits.
- recondite: difficult to understand.
- recondite: incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding.
- recrimination: a counter accusation.
- recrudescent: breaking out again.
- recumbent: reclining; lying down.
- redact: to edit.
- redivivus: living again; revived; restored.
- redolent: having or exuding fragrance; also, evocative, reminiscent.
- redoubt: a stronghold.
- redoubtable: formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.
- redound: to have a consequence or effect.
- redress: to set right.
- refractory: stubbornly disobedient.
- refulgent: brilliant; resplendent.
- regale: to entertain with something that delights.
- rejoinder: an answer to a reply.
- relegate: to assign or remove, usually to an inferior position.
- remonstrate: to present and urge reasons in opposition.
- renascent: rising again into being; showing renewed vigor.
- renege: to go back on a promise or commitment.
- repast: a meal.
- repast: a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
- repine: to feel or express discontent.
- repletion: the condition of being completely or excessively full.
- requisite: necessary, indispensable.
- respite: an interval of rest or relief.
- restive: resisting control; stubborn.
- reticent: inclined to keep silent.
- revenant: one who returns after death or a long absence.
- ribald: characterized by, or given to, vulgar humor.
- rictus: a gaping grin or grimace.
- riparian: of or pertaining to the bank of a river.
- riposte: a quick and effective reply by word or act.
- risible: exciting or provoking laughter.
- risible: worthy to be laughed at; amusing.
- rivulet: a small stream or brook.
- robustious: boisterous; vigorous.
- rodomontade: pretentious, bragging speech.
- roister: to revel; to carouse.
- roseate: cheerful; bright; also, rose-colored.
- rotund: round; rounded in figure.
- rotund: round; spherical; also, chubby.
- roue: a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure.
- rubicund: inclining to redness; ruddy.
- ruminate: to chew the cud; also, to ponder; to reflect.
- rusticate: to go to the country; also, to force to reside in the country; to banish.
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