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20 Cards in this Set
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Redundant
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being more than is required; excess; unnecessarily wordy
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regress
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to go back; move backward; return
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remiss
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slack or careless in matters requiring attention; negligent
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reject
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to refuse to accept, recognize, or believe; to cast away as worthless; to discard
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retract
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to take back or disavow an assertion or admission; to draw back or in, as the claws of a cat
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recluse
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a person who livs apart from the world for religious reasons; one who lives a solitary life
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redoubtable
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formidable; that is to be dreaded; terrible; fearsome
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reprieve
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to suspend temporarily from penalties; to relieve for a time from suffering, danger, or trouble
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with; to cast off publicly; to disown; to refuse to accept or acknoledge (move back from); to disavow
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resurgence
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rising again; reviving
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clandestine
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secret, hidden, generally implying craft or deception
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covert
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covered; private, concealed; disguised
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furtive
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done in a sly, secret manner
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stealthy
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acting in a secret manner
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surrepititious
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done secretly or w/o proper authority
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resilient
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springing back to a former shape, position, or state
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renovate
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to make as good as new; repair; refresh
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resistance
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any force tending to hinder motion; the act of striving against; offering opposition
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refute
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to prove the incorrectness of a statemnt; to prove a person to be in error
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regenerate
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to produce or to form anew; be reproduced; recreate; to spiritually renew
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