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  • pungent/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsHaving a sharp strong smell or taste.
  • punitive/ˈpju.nɪ.tɪv/adjectiveC2Meant as a punishment, or harshly severe.
  • purblind/ˈpɜːblaɪnd/adjectiveC2Half blind, or slow to see the point.
  • puritanical/pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC2Strict and disapproving about pleasure.
  • purl/pɜːl/nounC2A stitch that makes a ridge on the front of knitting.
  • pusillanimous/ˌpjuːsɪlˈænɪməs/
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adjectiveC2
Cowardly and lacking any spirit.
  • pyre/ˈpaɪɚ/nounC2A pile of wood built to burn a body on.
  • quaff/kwɒf/verbC2To drink deeply and with enjoyment.
  • qualitative/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/adjectiveC2Describing qualities rather than numbers.
  • qualm/kwɑːm/nounC2A small doubt about whether something is right.
  • quarterstaff/ˈkwɔɹtəɹˌstæf/nounC2A long stout pole used as a weapon.
  • quartzite/ˈk(w)ɔːtˌsaɪt/nounC2A very hard rock formed from pressed sandstone.
  • quaver/ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/nounC2A trembling in the voice.
  • queer/kwɪə/adjectiveB22 meaningsStrange or odd, in older use.
  • quench/kwɛnt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo satisfy a thirst, or to put a fire out.
  • querulous/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/adjectiveC2Complaining in a whining tone.
  • quest/kwɛst/nounB23 meaningsA long and difficult search for something important.
  • quiescent/kwaɪˈɛsənt/adjectiveC2Quiet and inactive for the time being.
  • quintain/ˈkwɪntɪn/nounC2A target set up for knights to charge at in practice.
  • quintessence/kwɪnˈtɛs.əns/nounC2The purest and most typical form of something.
  • quiver/ˈkwɪvə/nounC2A slight rapid trembling.
  • quixotic/kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/adjectiveC2Nobly idealistic, and hopelessly impractical.
  • raiment/ˈɹeɪ.mənt/nounC2Clothing, in poetic or old use.
  • rampant/ˈɹæm.pənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsSpreading unchecked.
  • rancournounC2Long-held bitterness and ill will.
  • rankle/ˈɹæŋ.kəl/verbC2To keep causing bitter resentment.
  • rapacious/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Greedily grasping for more at others' cost.
  • rapacity/ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/nounC2Aggressive greed that takes everything it can.
  • rapine/ˈɹæpaɪn/nounC2The violent seizing of property in war.
  • rapture/ˈɹæpt͡ʃəː/nounC2Overwhelming joy that carries you away.
  • rapturous/ˈɹæp.t͡ʃəɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Full of overwhelming delight.
  • ratepayernounC2Someone who pays the local charge on a property.
  • ratternounC2A dog or cat kept for killing vermin.
  • ravish/ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/verbC22 meaningsTo fill with delight.
  • realize/ˈɹɪə.laɪz/verbA23 meaningsTo become aware of something you had not noticed.
  • rearguard/ˈɹɪəɹˌɡɑɹd/nounC2The troops who protect the back of an army.
  • reave/ɹiːv/verbC2To carry off by force.
  • rebuke/ɹiˈbjuːk/verbC22 meaningsTo tell somebody sharply that they were wrong.
  • recalcitrance/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪˌtɹəns/nounC2Stubborn refusal to obey.
  • recalcitrant/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/adjectiveC2Resisting authority and refusing to co-operate.
  • recant/ɹəˈkænt/verbC2To take back publicly what you once declared.
  • recession/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsA period when an economy shrinks and jobs are lost.
  • recidivism/rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzm̩/nounC2The habit of returning to crime after punishment.
  • recitation/ˌɹɛsɪˈteɪʃən/nounC2Saying a learned piece aloud from memory.
  • recluse/ɹɪˈkluːs/nounC2Somebody who lives shut away from other people.
  • reclusive/ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/adjectiveC2Choosing to live away from company.
  • reconcile/ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/verbC22 meaningsTo restore peace between people.
  • reconciliation/ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/nounC22 meaningsComing back together after a quarrel.
  • recondite/ˈɹɛk(ə)nˌdaɪt/adjectiveC2Dealing with matters far beyond ordinary knowledge.
  • recourse/ɹɪˈkɔːs/nounC2The help or remedy you can turn to.
  • recrimination/ɹiˌkɹɪməˈneɪʃən/nounC2Angry blame thrown back and forth.
  • rectify/ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo put a mistake right.
  • rectitude/ˈɹɛk.tɪ.tjuːd/nounC2Strict moral uprightness.
  • recumbentadjectiveC2Lying down.
  • recuperate/ɹɪˈk(j)uːpəˌɹeɪt/verbC2To get your strength back after illness.
  • recuperationnounC2The regaining of health and strength.
  • redolent/ˈrɛdəʊlənt/adjectiveC2Strongly smelling of something, or bringing it to mind.
  • redoubt/ɹɪˈdaʊt/nounC2A small fort built to hold one position.
  • redoubtable/ɹɪˈdaʊtəbl̩/adjectiveC2Formidable, and to be treated with respect.
  • redundancy/ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/nounC23 meaningsThe ending of a job because the role is no longer needed.