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rancor
deep, bitter resentment
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rapport
mutual understanding and harmony
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raucous
- 1. disagreeably harsh or strident; hoarse
- 2. boisterously disorderly
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raze
to destroy to the ground; demolish
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recalcitrant
1. defiant, unapologetic 2. difficult to manage or operate; resistant
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recapitulate
to sum up, repeat
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rectitude
1. quality or state of being straight 2. moral integrity; righteousness 3. quality/state of being correct in judgement or procedure
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redoubtable
1. causing fear or alarm; formidable 2. illustrious, eminent; commanding respect
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relegate
to assign to a place of insignificance or oblivion; to assign to an appropriate place or situation on the basis of classification; delegate.
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remedial
concerned w/ the correction ofo faulty study habits and the raising of a pupil's general competence OR descriptive of the recepient of such correction
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remiss
(adj. ) 1. negligent in the performance of work or duty; careless. 2. showing neglect or inattention; lax
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renunciation
the act of renouncing; repudiation. rejection, ascetic self-denial
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repentant
penitent, sorry
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replete
1. fully or abundantly provided or filled 2. abundantly fed, fat or stout 3. complete
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reprieve
1. to delay the punishment of 2. to give relief or deliverance to for a time
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reproach
(n.) expression of rebuke or disapproval; (v.) to scold or disapprove
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reprobate
1. (v.) to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable or evil. 2. to refuse to accept; reject 2. (adj.) morally corrupt, depraved
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repudiate
- 1. to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
- 2. refuse to accept, esp. reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force
- 3. to reject as untrue or unjust <repudiate a charge>
- 4. to refuse to acknowledge or pay
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repulse
- 1. to drive or beat back; repel
- 2. to repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial
- 3. to cause repulsion in
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requisition
- a formal request for:
- someone to perform an action,
- the surrender of a fugitive from justice from one country upon another
- something to be furnished, usually by authority such as military
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resilient
capable of withstanding shock without permanent deformation or rupture; tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change
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resplendent
shining brilliantly; characterized with splendor
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restitution
restoration of something to its rightful owner or making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury
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restive
- 1. stubbornly resisting control; balky
- 2. marked by impatience or uneasiness; fidgety
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revere
to show devoted deferential honor to
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rhapsodize
to speak or write in a extravagantly emotional or rapturous manner; excessive enthusiasm
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ribald
- 1. adj. crude offensive
- 2. characterized by or using coarse indecent humor
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rife
- 1. abundant, common
- 2. copiously supplied used w/ "with" <rife w/ rumors>
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subterfuge
1. deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
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saccharine
- 1. related to sugar
- 2. overly or sickishly sweet; mawkish
- 3. ingratiatingly agreeable or friendly
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sacrosanct
1. sacred or holy; immune from criticism or violation
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salutation
an expression of greeting, goodwill, or courtesy
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salve
- 1. (n.) a remedial or soothing influence or agency
- 2. (v.) to remedy; quiet, assuage <give him a raise to salve his feelings>
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sanctimonious
hypocritically pious or devout
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sanguine
- 1. related to blood
- 2. related to being full of blood: sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness.
- 3. confident, optimistic
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scathe
- 1. n. harm, injury
- 2. v. to do harm to; scorch, sear.
- 3. v. to assail with withering denunciation
- 4. adj. scathing bitterly severe
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scintillating
- 1. adj. brilliantly lively, stimulating or witty <a scintillating conversation>
- 2. v. to emit sparks
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