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n fester
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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.
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rummage
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ransack; thoroughly search
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ecstasy
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rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
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n foolhardy
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rash; reckless; foolishly daring
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incidence
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rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality
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s stout
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rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter
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voracious
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ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable; Ex. voracious animal/reader
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s qualify
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reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated
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s skim
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read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid
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n peruse
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read through with care; N. perusal
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compliant
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readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements
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n lectern
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reading desk or stand for a public speaker
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entity
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real being
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n foster
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rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents
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n ratiocination
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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
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n maverick
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rebel; nonconformist (in a group)
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insurrection
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rebellion; uprising
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insurgent
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rebellious; N.
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repercussion
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rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion
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recipient
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receiver
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n neophyte
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recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant
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n desperado
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reckless, desperate outlaw
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compute
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reckon; calculate
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recumbent
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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reminiscence
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recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)
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n recast
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reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again
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log
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record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.
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genealogy
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record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry
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annals
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records arranged in yearly parts; history
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retrieve
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recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation
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recuperate
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recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses
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s corpuscle
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red or white cell in the blood
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s flush
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redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing
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n ruddy
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reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
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deplete
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reduce; exhaust
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n advert
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refer
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allude
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refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
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ascribe
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refer; attribute; assign
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distill
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refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew
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sublimate
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refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state
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meditation
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reflection; thought; V. meditate
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abstain
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refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote; ±â±ÇÇÏ´Ù
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intransigence
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising
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defiance
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refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
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n withhold
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refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax
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n rebuttal
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refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove
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n limbo
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region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo
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deplore
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regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition
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n rue
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regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful
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s curfew
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regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew
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n rebuff
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reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.
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n spurn
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reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help.
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s repulse
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reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\\neq$ cause repulsion
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n flout
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reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules
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exult
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rejoice
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jubilation
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rejoicing; great joy
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revert
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relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion
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academic
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related to a school; not practical or directly useful
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n canine
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related to dogs; doglike
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n nuptial
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related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony
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monastic
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related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
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n demographic
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related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population
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seminal
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related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field
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narrative
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related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration
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obsessive
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related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively
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n kindred
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related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship
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n culinary
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relating to cooking or kitchen
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n elysian
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relating to paradise; blissful
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n ethnic
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relating to races
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spatial
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relating to space
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n sidereal
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relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day
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dialectical
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relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
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dorsal
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relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin
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climactic
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relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic
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n astral
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relating to the stars
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n vent
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release or discharge through a vent; express (esp. unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family.
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n inexorable
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relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises
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alleviate
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relieve (pain)
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s voodoo
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religion practiced chiefly in Haiti
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s denomination
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religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic
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icon(ikon)
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religious image; idol; image or representation
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averse
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reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work
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n loath
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reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.
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remnant
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remainder
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residue
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remainder; balance
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s residual
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remaining; left over; of a residue; N: residue
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antidote
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remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles
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n redress
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remedy; compensation; Ex. seek redress for the damage to your car; V: put right; remedy or rectify (a wrong); make amends for
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n commemorative
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remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp
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s remittance
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remitting of money; amount of money remitted
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compunction
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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
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s shear
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remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors
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n dislodge
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remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge
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purge
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remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify (esp. of sin, guilt, or defilement); N.
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s castrate
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remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)
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n dehydrate
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remove water from; dry out
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rendition
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rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc
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