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61 Cards in this Set
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rescind
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v. cancel
rescind the unpopular policy |
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resentment
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n. indignation; bitterness; displeasure
He tried to hide his resentment of Barry's success |
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reserve
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n. self-control; formal but distant manner
Some girls are attracted by Mark's reserve |
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resignation
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n. patient submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job
He accepted Scrooge's bullying w/ timid resignation |
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resolution
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n. determination
Nothing could shake his resolution to succeed |
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resolve
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n. determination; firmness of purpose
How dare you question my resolve to take up sky-diving! v. decide; settle; solve Holmes resolved to travel to Bohemia to resolve the dispute |
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resonant
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adj. echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound
resonant voice |
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respite
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n. interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
his vacation was a delightful respite from the pressures of his job |
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resplendent
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adj. dazzling; glorious; brilliant
resplendent new clothes |
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restitution
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n. reparation; indemnification (compensate for damage/loss)
He offered toi make restitution for the window broken by his son |
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restive
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adj. restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
children grow restive while waiting in line for Santa Clause |
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resumption
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n. taking up again; recommencemet (begin again)
v. resume resumption of classes |
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resurge
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v. rise again; flow to and fro
n. resurgence adj. resurgent spirit of nationalism resurged |
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retain
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v. keep; employ
Fighting to retain his seat in congress, he retained a new manager to head his reelection compaign |
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retentive
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adj. holding; having a good memory
he has a retentive mind |
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reticent
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adj. reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
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retinue
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n. following; attendants
The queen's retinue followed her around |
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retiring
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adj. modest; shy
retiring personality |
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retort
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n. quick, sharp reply
she was always ready w/ a retort |
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retract
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v. withdraw; take back
retract my offer |
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retrench
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v. cut down; economize
in order to send their kids to college, they would have to retrench |
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retribution
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n. vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses
the deity will exact (to force payment or yielding of)retribution from sinners |
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retroactive
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adj. taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)
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revelry
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n. boisterous merrymaking
New year's eve is a night of revelry |
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reverent
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adj. respectful; worshipful
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reverie
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n. daydream; musing
She was awakened from her reverie by the teacher's Q |
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revile
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v. attack w/ abusive language; vilify
most contemporaries reviled Captain Kidd as a notorious, bloodyhanded pirate |
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revoke
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v. cancel; retract
revoke your license |
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revulsion
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n. sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction
when they saw her evil intent, they underwent a revulsion |
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rhapsodize
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v. to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
She enjoyed her Hawaiian vacation and rhapsodized about it for weeks |
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rhetoric
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n. art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language
All writers must be skilled in rhetoric |
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ribald
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adj. wanton; profane
the ribald song offended many of the prudish listeners |
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riddle
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v. pierce w/ holes; permeate or spread throughout
with the machine gun, she riddled the car the newspaper was riddled w/ typos |
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rider
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n. ammendment or clause added to a legislative bill
add an antipollution rider to the bill |
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rife
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adj. abundant; current
rumors of scandal are rife at the moment |
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rift
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n. opening ; break
rift in the clouds |
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rigid
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adj. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending
rigid rule |
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rile
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v. vex; irritate; muddy
he is an easy man to rile |
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riveting
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adj. absorbing; engrossing
this novel is a riveting tale - i had to finish it in a single evening |
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rivulet
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n. small stream
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rococo
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adj. ornate; highly decorated
the rococo style of architecture and furniture |
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roil
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v. to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb
Be careful when you pour not to roil the wine |
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roseate
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adj. rosy; optimistic
you will have to alter your roseate views in light of the distressing news |
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rostrum
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n. platform for speech-making; pulpit
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rote
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n. repetition
He recited the passage by rote and gave no indication he understood whta he was saying |
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rotunda
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n. circular building or hall covered w/ a dome
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rotundity
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n. roundness; sonorousness of speech
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rousing
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adj. lively; stirring
let's have a rousing welcome for... rousing rendition of.. |
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rout
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v. stampede; drive out
the reinforcements were able to rout the enemy |
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rubric
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n. title or heading (in red paint); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
rubrics for the ordination service |
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ruddy
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adj. reddish; healthy-looking
Santa's ruddy cheeks |
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rue
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v. regret; lament; mourn
She rued the night she met him |
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ruffian
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n. bully; scoundrel
the ruffians threw stones at the police |
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ruminate
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v. chew over and over (mentally or like cows, physically); mull over; ponder
He ruminated about the events till 4 in the mornin |
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runic
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adj. mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
runic alphabet |
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ruse
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n. trick; stratagem
you can't fool them w/ such an obvious ruse |
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rustic
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adj. pertaining to country people; uncouth
he looked out of place in his rustic attire |
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rusticate
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v. banish to the country; dwell in the country
how an pepole rusticate in the suburbs? |
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saccharine
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adj. cloyingly sweet
saccharine smile |
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sacriligious
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adj. desecrating; profane
His stealing of the alter cloth was a very sacrilegious act |
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sacrosanct
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adj. most sacred; inviolable
invade the sacrosanct privacy of hte president's office |
