R Vocabulary Flashcards by safa hassan

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Raconteur

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Witty, skillful storyteller

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Rail

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To scold with bitter/abusive language

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Raiment

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Clothing

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Ramification

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Implications, consequence

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Rarefied

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Refined

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Rationale

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Fundamental reason

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Rebus

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Puzzle in which pictures/symbols mean words

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Recalcitrant

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Resisting authority or control

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Recant

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To retract a statement/opinion

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Recluse

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A person who lived in seclusion and solitude

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Recondite

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Profound, abstruse

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Redoubtable

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Arousing feat, worthy of respect

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Refractory

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Stubborn, unmanageable, resisting ordinary methods

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Refulgent

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Brightly shining

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Refute

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To contradict

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Relegate

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To consign to inferior position

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Remonstrate

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To object/protest

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Renege

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To go back on one’s word

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Reparation

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Amends, compensation

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Repine

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Complain

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Reprise

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Depiction, especially in music

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Reproach

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To find fault, blame

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Reprobate

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Morally unprincipled person

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Repudiate

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To reject having no authority

Rescind

Cancel

Resolution

Determination, resolve

Resolve

Firmness on purpose

Reticent

Not speaking freely, reluctant

Reverent

Expressing deep respect

Riposte

Retaliatory action:retort

Rubric

Established mode of procedure

Rue

Regret

Ruse

Truck, crafty stratagem