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100 Cards in this Set
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reprieve v
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To grant a respite from punishment to
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reprimand v
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To chide or rebuke for a fault
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reprisal n
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Any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy
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reprobate n
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One abandoned to depravity and sin
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reproduce v
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To make a copy of
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reproduction n
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The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind
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reproof n
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An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured
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repudiate v
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To refuse to have anything to do with
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repugnance n
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Thorough dislike
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repugnant adj
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Offensive to taste and feeling
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repulse n
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The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy
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repulsive adj
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Grossly offensive
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repute v
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To hold in general opinion
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requiem n
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A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead
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requisite adj
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Necessary
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requital n
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Adequate return for good or ill
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requite v
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To repay either good or evil to, as to a person
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rescind v
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To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority
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reseat v
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To place in position of office again
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resemblance n
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Similarity in quality or form
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resent v
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To be indignant at, as an injury or insult
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reservoir n
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A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept
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residue n
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A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated
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resilience n
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The power of springing back to a former position
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resilient adj
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Having the quality of springing back to a former position
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resistance n
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The exertion of opposite effort or effect
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resistant adj
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Offering or tending to produce resistance
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resistive adj
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Having or exercising the power of resistance
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resistless adj
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Powerless
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resonance n
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The quality of being able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations
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resonance adj
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Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations
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resonate v
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To have or produce resonance
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resource n
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That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support
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respite n
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Interval of rest
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resplendent adj
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Very bright
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respondent adj
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Answering
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restitution n
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Restoration of anything to the one to whom it properly belongs
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resumption n
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The act of taking back, or taking again
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resurgent adj
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Surging back or again
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resurrection n
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A return from death to life
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resuscitate v
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To restore from apparent death
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retaliate v
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To repay evil with a similar evil
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retch v
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To make an effort to vomit
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retention n
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The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession
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reticence n
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The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance
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reticent adj
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Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance
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retinue n
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The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or public appearance
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retort n
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A retaliatory speech
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retouch v
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To modify the details of
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retrace v
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To follow backward or toward the place of beginning, as a track or marking
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retract v
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To recall or take back (something that one has said)
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retrench v
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To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity
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retrieve v
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To recover something by searching
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retroactive adj
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Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities
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retrograde v
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To cause to deteriorate or to move backward
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retrogression n
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A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction
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retrospect n
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A view or contemplation of something past
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retrospective adj
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Looking back on the past
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reunite v
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To unite or join again, as after separation
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revelation n
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A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown
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revere v
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To regard with worshipful veneration
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reverent adj
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Humble
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reversion n
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A return to or toward some former state or condition
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revert v
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To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like
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revile v
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To heap approach or abuse upon
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revisal n
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Revision
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revise v
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To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes
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revocation n
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Repeal
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revoke v
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To rescind
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rhapsody n
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Rapt or rapturous utterance
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rhetoric n
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The art of discourse
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rhetorician n
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A showy writer or speaker
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ribald adj
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Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity
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riddance n
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The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable
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ridicule n
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Looks or acts expressing amused contempt
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ridiculous adj
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Laughable and contemptible
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rife adj
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Abundant
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righteousness n
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Rectitude
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rightful adj
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Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage
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rigmarole n
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Nonsense
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rigor n
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Inflexibility
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rigorous adj
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Uncompromising
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ripplet n
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A small ripple, as of water
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risible adj
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capable of exciting laughter
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rivulet n
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A small stream or brook
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robust adj
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Characterized by great strength or power of endurance
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rondo n
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A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times
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rookery n
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A place where crows congregate to breed
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rotary adj
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Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus
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rotate v
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To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel
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rote n
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Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention
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rotund adj
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Round from fullness or plumpness
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rudimentary adj
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Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development
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rue v
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To regret extremely
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ruffian adj
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A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow
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ruminant adj
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Chewing the cud
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ruminate v
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To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated
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rupture v
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To separate the parts of by violence
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rustic adj
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Characteristic of dwelling in the country
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ruth n
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Sorrow for another's misery
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