ESL ACT Vocabulary
Group (4) - Manage Words by Panel - Page 1
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n. any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae or of the family Odontophoridae |
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qualification |
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n. an attribute that must be met |
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quartz |
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n. a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form |
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quest |
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n. Syn. search; expedition act of searching for something |
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quiescent |
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a. Syn. dormant at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive |
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quilt |
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n. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing |
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radiant |
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a. Syn. ablaze; brilliant; delighted brilliant; delighted |
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raft |
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n. a flat float made of logs or planks; a large number or amount or extent |
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rainbow |
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n. arc of colored light in sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain |
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rally |
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v. Syn. gather; combine; assemble call up or summon; call together for a common purpose |
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ratify |
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v. Syn. confirm; verify approve formally; confirm; verify |
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ration |
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n. Syn. allotment; allowance; portion allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations |
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rational |
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a. Syn. logical; reasonable consistent with; based on; using reason |
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rationing |
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n. act of rationing |
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rattle |
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n. a rapid series of short loud sounds; loosely connected horny sections |
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raven |
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v. consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder |
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rawhide |
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n. cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of raw hide twisted. |
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raze |
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v. Syn. demolish; ruin destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
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readjust |
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v. adjust again after an initial failure |
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rebroadcast |
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v. broadcast again, as of a film |