; Marcella Ducasses: Q, R - Daily Word Dose

Sunday 1 May 2011

Q, R - Daily Word Dose

Quell - 1. To suppress, put an end to; extiguish: The Troops quelled the rebellion.  2. To vanquish; subdue.  3. To quiet or allay (emotions, anxieties, etc): The mother quelled her child's fear of the thunder.

Rampage- 1. Violent or excited behaviour that is reckless, uncontrolled or destructive: The river has gone on a rampage and flooded the countryside. 2. A state of violent anger or agitation: The smallest mistake sends him into a rampage.

Reckon - 1. To count, compute or calculate, as in number or amount.  2. To esteem or consider; regard as  3. To think or suppose.

Repudiate - 1. To reject as having no authority or binding force: The media repudiated Donald Trump's claim that Obama was not born in America.  2. To cast off or disown: His family repudiated him after he became a criminal  3. To reject with disapproval or condemnation.

Rife - 1. Of common or frequent occurence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity or use: Crime is rife in the slum areas of  our cities. 2. Current in speech or reports: Rumor are rife that the government is in financial difficulty. 3. abundant, plentiful or numerous.

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