List 39 Flashcards

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retract

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V. withdraw; take back

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V. withdraw; take back

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retract

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retrieve

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V. recover; find and bring in

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V. recover; find and bring in

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retrieve

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retroactive

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ADJ. taking effect prior to its enactment or imposition

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ADJ. taking effect prior to its enactment or imposition

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retroactive

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revelry

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N. boisterous merrymaking

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N. boisterous merrymaking

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revelry

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reverent

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ADJ. respectful; worshipful

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ADJ. respectful; worshipful

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reverent

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revoke

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V. cancel; retract

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V. cancel; retract

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revoke

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13
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revulsion

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N. sudden violent change of feeling; reaction

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N. sudden violent change of feeling; reaction

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revulsion

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rift

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N. opening made by splitting; open space; break in friendly relations

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N. opening made by splitting; open space; break in friendly relations

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rift

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rigid

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ADJ. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending

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ADJ. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending

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rigid

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rigor

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N. severity

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N. severity

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rigor

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rile

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V. vex; irritate

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V. vex; irritate

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rile

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rivulent

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N. small stream

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N. small stream

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rivulet

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rousing
ADJ. lively; stirring
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ADJ. lively; stirring
rousing
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ruddy
ADJ. reddish; healthy-looking
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ADJ. reddish; healthy-looking
ruddy
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rue
V. regret; lament; mourn
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V. regret; lament; mourn
rue
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rummage
V. ransack; thoroughly research
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V. ransack; thoroughly research
rummage
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rupture
N. act of breaking; fracture; break in harmony or peaceful relations
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N. act of breaking; fracture; break in harmony or peaceful relations
rupture
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ruse
N. trick; stratagem
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N. trick; stratagem
ruse
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ruthless
ADJ. pitiless; cruel
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ADJ. pitiless; cruel
ruthless
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saboteur
N. one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
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N. one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
saboteur
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saccharine
ADJ. cloyingly sweet
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ADJ. cloyingly sweet
saccharine
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sagacious
ADJ. keen; shrewd; having insight
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ADJ. keen; shrewd; having insight
sagacious
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salutary
ADJ. tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
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ADJ. tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
salutary
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sanction
V. approve; ratify
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V. approve; ratify
sanction
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sap
V. diminish; undermine
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V. diminish; undermine
sap
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sarcasm
N. scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
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N. scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
sarcasm
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sate
V. satisfy to the full; cloy
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V. satisfy to the full; cloy
sate
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satiate
V. satisfy fully
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V. satisfy fully
satiate
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satirize
V. mock
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V. mock
satirize
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saturate
V. soak thoroughly
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V. soak thoroughly
saturate