Gre Vocabulary R

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retort

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quick, sharp reply. Even when it was advisable for her to keep her mouth shut, she was always ready with a retort.

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retiring

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modest; shy. Given Susan's retiring personality, no one expected her to take up public speaking; surprisingly enough, she became a star of the school debate team.

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retinue

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following; attendants. The queen's retinue followed hr down the aisle.

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reticent

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reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence. Fearing his competitors might get advance word about his plans from talkative staff members, Hughes preferred reticent employees to loquacious ones.

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retentive

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holding; having a good memory. The pupil did not need to spend much time in study as he had a retentive mind.

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retaliation

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repayment in kind (usually for bad treatment). Because everyone knew the Princeton band had stolen Brown's mascot, the whole Princeton student body expected some sort of retaliation from Brown.

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retain

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keep; employ. Fighting to retain his seat in Congress, Senator Foghorn retained a new manager to head his reelection campaign.

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resuscitate

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revive. The lifeguard tried to resuscitate the drowned chid by applying articial respiration.

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resurge

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rise again; flow to and fro. It was starling to see the spirit of nationalism resurge as the Soviet Union disintegrated into a loose federation of ethnic and national groups.

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resumption

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taking up again; recommencement. During the summer beak, Don had not realized how much he missed university life; at the resumption of classes, however, he felt marked excitement and pleasure.

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restraint

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moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction. Show some restraint, young lady! three desserts is quite enough!

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restive

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restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control. Waiting impatiently in line to see Santa Claus, even the best-behaved children gwo restive and start to fidget.

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restitution

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reparation; indemnification. He offered to make restitution for the window broken by his son.

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responsiveness

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state of reacting readily to appeals, orders. The audience cheered and applauded, delighting the performers by its responsiveness.

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resplendent

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dazzling; florious; brilliant. While all the adults were commenting how glorious the emperor looked in his resplendent new clothes, one little boy was heard to say, "but he's naked"

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respite

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interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment. For David, the two weeks vacationing in New Zealand were a delightful respite from the pressures of his job.

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respiration

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breathing; exhalation. The doctor found that the patient's years of smoking had adversely affected both his lung capacity and his rate of respiration.

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resonant

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echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound. The deep, resonant voice of the actor James Earl Jones makes him particularly effective when he appears on stage.

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resolve

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decide; settle; solve. HOlmes resolved to travel to Bohemia to resolve the dispute between Irene Adler and the King

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resolution

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determination. Nothing could shake his resolution to succeed despite all difficulties

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resilient

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lastic; having the power of springing back. Highly resilient, steel makes excellent bedsprings

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resignation

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patient submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job. If Bob Cratchit had not accepted Scrooge's bullying with timid resignation, he might have gotten up the nerve to hand in his resignation

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residue

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remainder; balance. In his will, he requested that after payment of debts, taxes, and funeral expenses, the residue be given to his wife.

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reserve

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self-control; formal but distant manner. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's reserve, Judy was put off by it, for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.

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resentment

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indignation; bitterness; displeasure. Not wanting to appear a sore loser, Bill tried to hide his resentment of Barry's success.

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rescind

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cancel. Because of the public outcrygaainst the new taxes, the senator proposed a bill to rescind the unpopular financial measure.

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requite

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repay; revenge. The wtretch requited his benefactors by betraying them.

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requisite

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necessary requirement. Many collges state that a udent must offer three years of a language as a requisite for admission.

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requiem

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mass for the dead; dirge. They played Mozart's Requiem at the funeral

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reputed

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supposed. He is the reputed father of the child

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requite

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repay; revenge. The wtretch requited his benefactors by betraying them.

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requiem

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mass for the dead; dirge. They played Mozart's Requiem at the funeral

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reputed

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supposed. He is the reputed father of the child

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reputable

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respectable. If you want to buy antiques, look for a reputable dealer; far too many dealers today pass off fakes as genuine antiques.

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repulsion

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distaste; act of driving back. Hating bloodshed, she viewed war with repulsion. Even defensive battles distressed her, for the repulsion of enemy forces is never accomplished bloodlessly.

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repugnance

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loathing, hatred. She looked at the snake with repugnace

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repudiate

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disoqn; disavow. On separating from Tony, Tina announced that sh would repudiate all debts incurred by her soon-to-be ex husband.

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reprove

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censure; rebuke, yell, shout. Though Aunt Bea at times would reprove Opie for inattention in church, she believed he wats at heart a God-fearing lad

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reprobation

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severe disapproval. The students showed their reprobation of his act by refusing to talk with him.

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reproach

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express disapproval or disappointment. He never could do anything wrong without imagining how the look on his mother's face would reproach him afterwards.

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reprise

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musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action. We enjoyed the soprano's solo in Act 1 so much that we were delighted by its reprise in the finale.

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reprisal

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retaliation. I am confident that we are ready for any reprisals the enmy may undertake.

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reprimand

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reprove severly; rebuke. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class, she was afraid that Miss Minchin would reprimand her and tell her father how badly she was doing in school.

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reprieve

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temporary stay. During the twenty-four-hour reprieve, the lawyers sought to make the stay of execution permanent.

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repress

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restrain; crush; oppress. Anne's parents tried to curb her impetuousity without repressing her boundless high spirits.