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61 Cards in this Set
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rail
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v; scold; rant
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rakish
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adj; stylish; sporty
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ramify
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v; divide into branches or subdivisions
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ramshackle
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adj; rickety; falling apart
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rankle
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v; irritate
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rapacious
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adj; excessively greedy; grasping; plundering
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ratiocination
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n; reasoning; drawing conclusions from premises
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raucous
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adj; harsh and shrill
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ravel
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v; fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist
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raze
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v; destroy completely
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rebus
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n; puzzle in which pictures stand for words
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recalcitrant
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adj; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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recondite
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adj; abstruse; profound; secret
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recrimination
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n; countercharges
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rectitude
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n; uprightness; moral virtue
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recumbent
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adj; lying down; reclining
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redolent
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adj; fragrant; odorous
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redoubtable
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adj; formidable; causing fear
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redress
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n; remedy; compensation
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refectory
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n; dining hall
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refractory
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adj; stubborn; unmanageable
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refulgent
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adj; brightly shining; gleaming
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regeneration
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n; spiritual rebirth
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rejoinder
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n; retort; comeback
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relegate
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v; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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remiss
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adj; negligent
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remonstrance
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n; protest; objection
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remunerative
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adj; compensating; rewarding
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rend
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v; split; tear apart; (rent, n)
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render
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v; deliver; provide
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rent
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v; rip; split
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repartee
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n; clever reply
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repast
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n; meal; feast; banquet
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repine
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v; fret; complain
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replete
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adj; filled to the brim; abundantly supplied
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reprisal
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n; retaliation
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reprobate
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n; person hardened in sin, devoid of decency
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reprobation
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n; sever disapproval
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repudiate
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v; disown; disavow
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requite
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v; repay; revenge
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resplendent
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adj; dazzling; glorious; brilliant
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restive
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adj; restlessly impatient
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reticent
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adj; reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
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retinue
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n; following; attendants
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retiring
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adj; modest; shy
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retrench
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v; cut down; economize
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retrodgrade
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v; go backwards; degenerate
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revelry
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v; boisterous laughter
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reverent
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adj; respectful; worshipful
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rhapsodize
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v; to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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ribald
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adj; wanton; profane
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rider
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n; amendment/clause added to legislative bill
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rife
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adj; abundant; current
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rococo
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adj; ornate; highly decorated
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roil
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v; to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
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roseate
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adj; rosy; optimistic
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rostrum
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n; platform for speech-making
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rotundity
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n; fullness of a speech; big;
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rout
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v; stampede; drive out
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ruminate
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v; chew over and over (mentally or physically)
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runic
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adj; mysterious; set down in ancient alphabet
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