Vocabulary 4000 - Noel's ESL eBook Library
Vocabulary 4000 - Noel's ESL eBook Library
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76 <strong>Vocabulary</strong> <strong>4000</strong><br />
Quiz 27 (Matching)<br />
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.<br />
Answers are on page 102.<br />
1. PROTEAN A. bulge<br />
2. PROTUBERANCE B. changing readily<br />
3. PROVISIONAL C. steal<br />
4. PUNDIT D. majority<br />
5. PURLOIN E. temporary<br />
6. PURPORT F. a cessation of activity<br />
7. QUAVER G. line<br />
8. QUEUE H. tremble<br />
9. QUIETUS I. claim to be<br />
10. QUORUM J. politically astute person<br />
R<br />
rabble crowd<br />
rabid mad, furious<br />
racketeer gangster, swindler<br />
raconteur storyteller<br />
radical revolutionary<br />
raffish rowdy, dashing<br />
rail rant, harangue<br />
raiment clothing<br />
rake womanizer<br />
rally assemble<br />
rambunctious boisterous<br />
ramification consequence<br />
rampage run amuck<br />
rampant unbridled, raging<br />
ramrod rod<br />
rancid rotten<br />
rancor resentment<br />
randy vulgar<br />
rankle cause bitterness, resentment<br />
rant rage, scold<br />
rapacious grasping, avaricious<br />
rapidity speed<br />
rapier sword<br />
rapine plunder<br />
rapport affinity, empathy<br />
rapprochement reconciliation<br />
rapture bliss<br />
rash hasty, brash<br />
rasp scrape<br />
ratify approve<br />
ration allowance, portion<br />
rationale justification<br />
ravage plunder, ruin<br />
ravish captivate, charm<br />
raze destroy or level a building<br />
realm kingdom, domain<br />
realpolitik cynical interpretation of<br />
politics
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