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15 Cards in this Set
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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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retaliation
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repayment in kind (usually for bad treatment)
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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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retort
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quick, sharp reply
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retract
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withdraw; take back
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retrench
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cut down; economize
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retribution
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vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses
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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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retrograde
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backwards; degenerate
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retrospective
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looking back on the past
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