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rabble
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mob; noisy crowd
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rabid
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of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious
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raconteur
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story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill
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raffle
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lottery
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rag
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scrap of cloth
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ragamuffin
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dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
rail complain bitterly; scold; rant |
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raiment
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clothing; garments
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rake
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immoral or dissolute person
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rakish
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jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute
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rally
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come or bring together; call up or summon
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ram
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male sheep
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ramble
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wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress
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ramification
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branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system; one of the results following from an action or decision;
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ramify
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branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions
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ramp
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slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two levels)
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rampant
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growing or spreading uncontrollably; 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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(of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart
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rancid
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having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank
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rancor
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long-lasting hatred; bitterness
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random
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without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard
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rank
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offensive in odor or flavor
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rankle
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irritate; fester; annoy
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ransack
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search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place)
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rant
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speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
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rapacious
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voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey
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rapport
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close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony
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rapt
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engrossed; absorbed; enchanted
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rapture
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great joy and delight; ecstasy
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rare
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(of air) thin in density; rarefied
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rarefied
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made less dense (of a gas)
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rasp
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of a sound) grate on (eg. nerves); make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; rub with something rough
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raspy
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making a harsh noise; grating; harsh
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ratify
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approve formally; confirm; verify
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ratiocination
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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
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ration
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fixed portion
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rational
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(of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical
rationale fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based); fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action rationalize make rational; devise false reasons for (one’s behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; |
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raucous
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(of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous
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ravage
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devastate; plunder; despoil
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rave
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overwhelmingly favorable review
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ravel
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fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwis
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ravenous
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extremely hungry; voracious
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ravine
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narrow valley with steep sides; gorge
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raze
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destroy completely
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reactionary
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strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative
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realm
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kingdom; field or sphere
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reaper
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one who harvests grain
reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop |
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rebate
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return of part of a payment; discount
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rebuff
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reject bluntly; snub; beat back
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rebuke
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scold harshly; criticize severely
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rebus
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representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words
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rebuttal
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refutation; response with contrary evidence
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recalcitrant
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disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; 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, statue, etc.); fashion again
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receptive
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quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.)
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recess
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pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place
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recession
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
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recidivism
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habitual return to crime (even after being punished)
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recipient
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receiver
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reciprocal
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mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting
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reciprocate
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do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move
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recital
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act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)
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recite
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repeat aloud (something learned); describe
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reckon
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count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose
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recline
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lie down
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recluse
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hermit; loner
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reconcile
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make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies
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recondite
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abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret
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reconnaissance
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survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering;
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recount
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narrate or tell (a story); count over again
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recourse
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resorting to help when in trouble
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recreant
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disloyal; cowardly
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recrimination
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countercharges
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rectify
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set right; correct
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rectitude
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moral correctness; moral 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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recuperate
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recover; return to health; regain
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recurrent
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occurring again and again
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redolent
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odorous; fragrant; suggestive (of an odor)
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redoubtable
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ormidable; causing fear
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redress
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remedy; compensation
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reduce
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diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis
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reduce
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the house to rubble
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redundant
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superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious
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reek
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emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke); give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke
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refectory
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dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school)
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referendum
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direct vote by all the people
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refraction
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bending of a ray of light
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refractory
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unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn
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refrain
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abstain from; resist; forbear
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refulgent
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effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming
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refurbish
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renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing
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refuse
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anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash
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refute
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disprove; prove to be false
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regal
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royal; of a monarch
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regale
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entertain
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regatta
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boat or yacht race
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regeneration
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spiritual rebirth
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regenerate
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give or obtain new life; reform spiritually
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regent
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a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child
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regicide
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murder of a king or queen
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regime
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method of system or government
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regimen
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prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer
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regiment
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military unit
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rehabilitate
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restore to proper condition (health or useful life); restore the former rank of
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reimburse
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repay; pay back
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reinstate
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restore to a previous condition or position
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reiterate
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repeat
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rejoinder
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reply; retort; comeback
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rejuvenate
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make young again
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relapse
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return to a former state (esp. after improvement)
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relegate
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put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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relegated
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to the second division
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relent
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become less severe; give in(surrender)
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relevant
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having importance; pertinent; referring to the case in hand; N. relevance, relevancy
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relic
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surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse
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religious
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of religion; (of a person) pious; having reverence for a deity
relinquish give up something (with reluctance); yield; release |
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relish
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enjoy; savor
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remediable
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reparable
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reminiscence
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recollection
reminisce: recollect the past |
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reminiscent
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suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence
remiss negligent; careless about a duty |
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remission
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temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon
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remit
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transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment
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remittance
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remitting of money; amount of money remitted
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remnant
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remainder
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remonstrate
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protest; objection
remonstrate: say in protest |
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remorse
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deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach
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remunerative
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(of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble
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rend
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split; tear apart
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render
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give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate
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rendezvous
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meeting place; meeting at a set time or place
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rendition
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rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc
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renegade
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deserter; traitor
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renege
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break a promise; deny; go back on
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renounce
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abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate
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renovate
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restore to good condition; renew
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renown
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fame
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rent
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tear made by rending; rip; split
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reparable
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capable of being repaired
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reparation
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compensation (for loss or wrong); amends
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repartee
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quick 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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repel
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drive away; disgust
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repellent
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driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive
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repercussion
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rebound; reaction; reverberation
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repertoire
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list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present
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repine
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fret; complain; be annoyed
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replete
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fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
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replica
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copy
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replicate
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reproduce; duplicate
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repose
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resting; state of being at rest; calmness
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repository
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storehouse
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reprehensible
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deserving blame; blameworthy
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representational
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(of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life
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repress
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hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress
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reprieve
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postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay
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reprimand
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reprove severely; rebuke, To criticize or reprove sharply
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reprisal
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retaliation
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reprise
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musical repetition; repeating of a piece of music; repeat performance; recurrent action
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reprobate
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morally disapproved person; 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; deny
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repugnance
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disgust; strong dislike; loathing
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repulse
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reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack)
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repulsion
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distaste; disgust; act of driving back
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reputable
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respectable; having a good reputation
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reputed
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supposed
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repute
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reputation; esteem
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requiem
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mass for the dead; dirge
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requisite
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necessary requirement; something required
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requisition
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formal demand or request
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requite
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make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge
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rescind
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repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)
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resentment
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indignation; bitterness; displeasure
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reserve
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self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly
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residual
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remaining; left over; of a residue
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residue
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remainder; balance
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resign
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give up (a position, right, or claim); submit (oneself) passively
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resilient
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elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)
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resolution
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determination; resoluteness
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resolve
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decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision
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resonant
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of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance
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resort
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turn to for help
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resound
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(of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo
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resourceful
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clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations)
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respiration
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breathing; exhalation
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respite
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time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve
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resplendent
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brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious
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responsiveness
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state of reacting readily to appeals, orders
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responsive
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readily reacting
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restitution
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returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner
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reparation
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indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury
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restive
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impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
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restraint
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moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction
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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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resurrect
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revive
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resuscitate
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revive; bring back to life or consciousness
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retain
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keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor)
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retainer
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servant; fee paid to retain an advisor
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retaliate
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repay in kind (usually for bad treatment)
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retard
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delay (in development)
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retentive
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holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory
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reticent
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inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved
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retinue
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following; attendants
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retiring
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shy and reserved (of a person); modest
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retract
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withdraw; take back; draw back
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retrench
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cut down; cut down expenses; economize
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retribution
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deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance
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retrieve
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recover; put right; find and bring in; regain
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retroactive
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taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future
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retrograde
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go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate
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retrospective
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looking back on the past
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revelry
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boisterous merrymaking
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reverberate
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echo repeatedly; resound
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reverend
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deserving reverence
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reverent
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respectful; worshipful
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reverence
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profound respect
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reverie
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daydream; abstracted musing
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revert
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relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner
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revile
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attack with abusive language
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revoke
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cancel; retract
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revulsion
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sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction
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rhapsodize
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speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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rhapsody
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excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)
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rhetoric
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art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language
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ribald
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marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane
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rickety
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(of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets
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riddle
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pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout
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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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(of something bad) widespread; abundant; current
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rift
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narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation
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rig
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arrangement of masts and sails
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rigging
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ropes that hold up a ship’s sails
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righteous
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morally upright; just
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rightful
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legally correct
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rigid
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hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous
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rigor
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severity
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rile
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irritate; vex; muddy
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rip
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tear or be torn quickly and violently
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rivet
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metal pin used for fastening metal plates together
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riveting
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holding one’s attention; absorbing; engrossing
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rivulet
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small stream
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robust
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strong; vigorous
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rococo
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ornate; highly decorated
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roil
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make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb
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rolling
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(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages
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romp
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play or frolic boisterously; gambol
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rooster
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cock; adult male chicken
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roseate
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rosy; optimistic
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roster
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list (of names)
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rostrum
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raised platform for speech-making; pulpit
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rote
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repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding
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rotund
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(of a person) fat and round
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rotunda
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circular building or hall covered with a dome
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rotundity
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roundness; sonorousness of speech
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roue
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lecherous man
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rousing
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lively; inducing excitement; stirring
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rout
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put to rout; stampede; drive out
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rubble
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fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
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rubric
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title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
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ruddy
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reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking
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rudimentary
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elementary; not developed; crude
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rue
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regret; lament; mourn
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ruffian
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violent scoundrel; bully
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rumble
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make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)
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ruminant
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animal that ruminates
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ruminate
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chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)
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rummage
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ransack; thoroughly search
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run-down
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(of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted
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runic
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mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
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ruse
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trick to deceive; stratagem
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rustic
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pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on
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rusticate
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banish to the country; dwell in the country
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rustle
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make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together
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ruthless
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pitiless; merciless; cruel
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