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72 Cards in this Set
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resentment |
n. indignation; bitterness; displeasure |
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reserve |
n. self-control; formal but distant manner |
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residue |
n. remainder; balance |
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resigned |
adj. accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive |
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resilient |
adj. elastic; having the power of sprining back |
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resolution |
n. determination; resolve |
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resolve |
n. determination; firmness of purpose v. decide; settle; solve |
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resonant |
adj. echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound |
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respiration |
n. breathing; exhalation |
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respite |
n. interval of relief; time for rest; relay in punishment |
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resplendent |
adj. dazzling; glorious; brillient |
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responsiveness |
n. state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc. |
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restitution |
n. reparation; indemnification |
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restive |
adj. restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control |
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restraint |
n. moderation of self-control; controlling force; restriction |
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resumption |
n. taking up again; recommencement |
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resurge |
v. rise again; flow to end fro |
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retain |
v. keep; employ |
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retaliation |
n. repayment in kind (usually for bad treatment) |
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retentive |
adj. able to retain or keep; able to remember |
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reticence |
n. reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence |
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retinue |
n. following; attendants |
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retiring |
adj. modest; shy |
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retort |
n. quick sharp reply |
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retract |
v. withdraw; take back |
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retrench |
v. cut down; economize |
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retribution |
n. vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses |
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retrieve |
v. recover; find and bring in |
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retroactive |
adj. taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax) |
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retrograde |
v. go backwards; degenerate |
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retrospective |
adj. looking back on the past |
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revelry |
n. boisterous merrymaking |
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reverent |
adj. respectful; worshipful |
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reverie |
n. daydream; musing |
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revert |
v. relapse; backslide; turn back to |
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revile |
v. attack with abusive language; vilify |
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revoke |
v. cancel; retract |
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revulsion |
n. sudden violent change of feeling; reaction |
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rhapsodize |
v. to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner |
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rhetoric |
n. art of effective communication; insincere language |
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rhetorical |
adj. pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language |
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ribald |
adj. wanton; profane |
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riddle |
v. pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout |
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rife |
adj. abundant; current |
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rift |
n. opening; break |
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rig |
v. fix or manipulate |
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rigid |
adj. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending |
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rigor |
n. severity |
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rigorous |
adj. severe; harsh; demanding; exact |
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rile |
v. vex; irritate; muddy |
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riveting |
adj. absorbing; engrossing |
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robust |
adj. vigorous; strong |
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roil |
v. to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment |
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roster |
n. list |
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rote |
n. repetition |
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rotundity |
n. roundness; sonorousness of speech |
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rousing |
adj. lively; stirring |
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rout |
v. stampede; drive out |
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rubble |
n. broken fragments |
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ruddy |
adj. reddish; healthy-looking |
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rudimentary |
adj. not developed; elementary; crude |
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rue |
v. regret; lament; mourn |
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ruffian |
n. bully; scoundrel |
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ruminate |
v. chew over and over (mentally, or, like cows physically) |
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rummage |
v. ransack; thoroughly search |
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ruse |
n. trick; stratagem |
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rustic |
adj. pertaining to country people; uncouth |
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ruthless |
adj. pitiless; cruel |
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saboteur |
n. one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property |
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saccharine |
adj. cloying sweet |
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sacrilegious |
adj. desecrating; profane |
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sacrosanct |
adj. most sacred; inviolable |
