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30 Cards in this Set
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raucous
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harsh and shrill, disorderly and boisterous
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ravage (v)
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plunder, despoil
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rave (n)
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overwhelmingly favorable review
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ravel (v)
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fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist, entangle
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ravine (n)
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narrow valley with steep sides
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reactionary
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opposing progress; politically ultraconservative
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realm (n)
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kingdom; field or sphere
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reaper
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one who harvests grain
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rebate
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discount
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rebuff
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(1) reject bluntly/outright
(2) repel, drive back |
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rebuke
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scold harshly, criticize severely
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rebuttal
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refutation; response with contrary evidence
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn, determined to resist authority, unruly
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recant (v)
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disclaim or disavow; retract a pervious statement; openly confess error
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recapitulate
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summarize
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recast
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reconstruct (a sentence, story, etc), fashion again
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receptive
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quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions, etc.
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recession
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withdrawal, retreat, time of low economic activity
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recidivism
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habitual return to crime
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reciprocate
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repay in kind
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recluse
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hermit; loner
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reconcile
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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel
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reconnaissance
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survey of enemy by soldiers
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recount
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narrate or tell; count over again
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recourse (n)
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act of resorting to or turning to help when in trouble
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recrimination (n)
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mutual accusation
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rectitude
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uprightness, moral virtue
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recumbent
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reclining, lying down completely or in part
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recuperate
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recover
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recurrent
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occurring again and again
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