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23 Cards in this Set
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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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resumption
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n. taking up again; recommencement
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reticent
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adj. reserved; uncommunicative
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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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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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rife
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adj. abundant; current
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roil
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v. to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb
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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; pulpit
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rote
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n. repetition
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rout
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v. stampede; drive out
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rubric
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n. title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
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rue
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v. regret; lament; mourn
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ruffian
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n. bully; scoundrel
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ruminate
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v. chew over and over; mull over; ponder
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runic
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adj. mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
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ruse
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n. trick; stratagen
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rusticate
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v. banish to the country; dwell in the country
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sacrosanct
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adj. most sacred; inviolable
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