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42 Cards in this Set
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Ramification (n.)
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consequence; a branching out
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Rancor (n.)
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bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
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Rapacious (adj.)
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greedy pludnering; avaricious
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Rebuke (v.)
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to criticize sharply
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Rebut (v.)
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to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
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Recalcitrant (adj.)
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stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient
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Recant (v.)
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to publicly take back and deny (something previously said or believed); to openly confess error
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Reciprocal (adj.)
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mutual, shared; interchangeable
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Reclusive (adj.)
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hermitlike; withdrawn from society
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Recondite (adj.)
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hard to understand; over one's head
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Recrimination (n.)
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a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of manking a bitter counteraccusation
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Redolent (adj.)
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fragrant
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Redundant (adj.)
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unnecessarily repetitive; excessive; excessively wordy
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Refute (v.)
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to prove to be false; to disprove
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Reiterate (v.)
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to say again; to repeat
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Relegate (v.)
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to banish; to send away
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Relentless (adj.)
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continuous; unstoppable
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Relinquish (v.)
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to relase or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
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Remonstrate (v.)
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to argue against; to protest; to raise objections
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REnaissance (n.)
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rebirth or revival
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Renounce (v.)
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to give up formlaly or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore
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Reparation (n.)
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paying back; making amends; compensation
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Repercussion (v.)
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a consequence; an indirect effect
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Replenish (v.)
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to fill again; to resupply; to restore
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Replete (adj.)
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completely filled; abounding
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Reprehensible (adj.)
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worthy of blame or censure
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Reprisal (n.)
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a military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking "an eye for an eye"
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Reproach (v.)
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to scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace
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Reprove (v.)
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to criticize mildly
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Repudiate (v.)
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to reject; to renounce; to disown; to have nthing to do with
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Requisite (adj.)
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required; necessary;
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Resolute (adj.)
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determined; firm; unwavering
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Respite (n.)
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a period of rest or relief
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Reticent (adj.)
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quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself
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Revere (v.)
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to respect highly; to honour
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Rhetoric (n.)
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the act of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse
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Rigorous (adj.)
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strict; harsh; severe
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Robust (adj.)
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strong and healthy; vigorous
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Rogue (n.)
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a criminally dishonest person; a scoundrel
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Rudimentary (adj.)
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basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped
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Ruminate (v.)
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to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over;
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Rustic (adj.)
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rural; lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive
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