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54 Cards in this Set
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recollect
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recall to memory, bring to mind
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redundant
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wordy, repeating unnecessarily
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refinement
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the act of clearing from extraneous matter, purification
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regal
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pertaining to a monarch
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regimen
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regular manner of living
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rehabilitate
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restore to a former capacity
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reimburse
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refund, pay back
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relegate
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transfer to get rid of, assign to an inferior position
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reliquary
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place where relics are kept
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reminisce
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remember, talk about the past
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renascent
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being reborn
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repine
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complain, fret
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reprehend
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rebuke, reprimand, blame
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reprisal
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injury in return for injury
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repudiate
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refuse to accept
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requital
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thing given or done in return
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resilient
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able tos pring back
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resplendent
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very bright, shining
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restitution
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restoration to a rightful owner, reparation for an injury
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resurgent
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rising again
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resuscitate
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bring back to life
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retaliate
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give evil for evil
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reticent
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restrained in speech, unwilling to talk
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reticulation
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netlike formation
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retroactive
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applying to what is past
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retrogress
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go backward, lose ground
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retrousse
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turned up
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rheostat
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electrical resistor with changeable resistance
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rhesus
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a type of monkey used in medical experiments and vaccine preparation
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rhinitis
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inflammation of the nose
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risibility
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disposition to laugh
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rosette
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ornament resembling a rose
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rubicund
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red, ruddy
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rubric
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title, heading, or note in a book, originally printed in red
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rue
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be sorry for, regret
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ruminate
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chew the cud; think over at leisure
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rusticate
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live in the country
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sabot
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wooden shoe
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saccharine
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pertaining to sugar, having the qualities of sugar, a chemical used as sugar
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sagacious
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wise, discerning
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salacious
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obscene
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salient
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conspicuous, noticeable, prominent
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salivant
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a medicine used to increase the flow of salive
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salubrious
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healthful
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salutary
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promoting health, conductive to good
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salvation
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the act of preserving from destruction, danger, or great calamity
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sanctimony
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assumed manner of holiness, pretense of piety
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sanctity
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holiness, purity, godliness
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sanguine
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ardent and confident
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saponify
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make fat into soap
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sardonic
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ironical
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satiate
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gratify completely, surfeit
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satrap
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a subordinate of the ancient Persian government, a petty tyrant
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saturate
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fill fully, soak, cause to become completely penetrated
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