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125 Cards in this Set
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rabid
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like a fanatic; furious
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raconteur
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story-teller
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ragamuffin
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person wearing tattered clothes
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raiment
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clothing
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rakish
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stylish; sporty
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rally
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call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate
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ramble
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wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
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ramification
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branching out; subdivision
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ramify
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divide into branches or subdivisions
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rampant
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growing in profusion; unrestrained
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rampart
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defensive mound of earth
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ramshackle
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rickety; falling apart
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rancid
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having the odor of stale fat
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rancor
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bitterness; hatred
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rant
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rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
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rapacious
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excessively grasping; plundering
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rapt
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absorbed; enchanted
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rarefied
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* made less dense (of a gas)
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ratiocination
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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises
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raucous
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harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous
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ravage
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plunder; despoil
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ravel
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fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist; entangle
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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ravine
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narrow valley with steep sides
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raze
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destroy completely
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reactionary
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opposing progess; politically ultraconservative
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rebuff
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snub; beat back
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rebus
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puzzle in which pictures stand for words
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recalcitrant
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* obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
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recant
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* disclaim or disavow; retract a previous 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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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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recondite
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* abstruse; profound; secret
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recourse
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resorting to help when in trouble
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recrimination
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countercharges
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rectitude
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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
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recumbent
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
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redolent
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fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor
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redoubtable
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formidable; causing fear
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redress
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remedy; compensation
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reek
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emit (odor)
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refectory
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dining hall
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refraction
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bending of a ray of light
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refractory
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* stubborn; unmanageable
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refulgent
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brightly shining; gleaming
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refute
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* disprove
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regeneration
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spiritual rebirth
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regicide
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murder of a king or queen
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rejoinder
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retort; comeback; reply
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relegate
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* banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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relent
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give in
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remediable
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reparable
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remiss
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negligent
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remission
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temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon
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remnant
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remainder
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remonstrance
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protest; objection
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remunerative
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compensating; rewarding
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rend
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split; tear apart
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render
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deliver; prvide; represent
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renegade
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deserter; traitor
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renege
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deny; go back on
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rent
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rip; split
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reparation
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amends; compensation
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repartee
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clever reply
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repast
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meal; feast; banquet
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repeal
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revoke; annul
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repercussion
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rebound; reverberation; reaction
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repine
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fret; complain
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replenish
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fill up again
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replete
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filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
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reprieve
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temporary stay
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reprisal
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retaliation
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reprise
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musical repetition; repear performance; recurrent action
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reproach
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* express disapproval or disappointment
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reprobate
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* person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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reprobation
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severe disapproval
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reprove
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censure; rebuke
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repudiate
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* disown; disavow
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repugnance
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loathing
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reputable
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respectable
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requiem
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mass for the dead; dirge
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requite
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repay; revenge
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rescind
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* cancel
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residue
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remainder; balance
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resolution
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* determination
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resolve
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* determination; firmness of purpose
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resplendent
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dazzling; glorious; brilliant
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respite
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interbal of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
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restitution
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reparation; indemnification
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restive
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restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
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resumption
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taking up again; recommencement
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resurge
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rise again; flow to and fro
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retain
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keep; employ
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retentive
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holding; having a good memory
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reticent
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* reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
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retinue
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following; attendants
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retiring
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modest; shy
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retrench
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cut down; economize
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retroactive
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taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)
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reverent
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* respectful; worshipful
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reverie
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daydream; musing
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revile
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attack with abusive language; vilify
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revulsion
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sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction
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retrograde
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go backwards; degenerate
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rhapsodize
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to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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rhetoric
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art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language
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ribald
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wanton; profane
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rider
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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rife
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abundant; current
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rile
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vex; irritate; muddy
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rivulet
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small stream
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rococo
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ornate; highly decorated
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roil
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to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb
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roseate
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rosy; optimistic
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rostrum
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platform for speech-making; pulpit
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rotunda
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circular building or hall covered by a dome
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rotundity
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roundness; sonorousness of speech
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rout
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stampede; drive out
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rubric
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title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
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rue
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regret; lament; mourn
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ruffian
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bully; scoundrel
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runic
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mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
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rusticate
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banish to the country; dwell in the country
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