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Vocab: R Flashcards

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Rail

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To scold with bitter or abusive language

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Raconteur

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Witty, skillful storyteller

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Raiment

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Clothing

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Ramification

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Implication; outgrowth; 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 or symbols represent 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 or opinion

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Recluse

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Person who lived in seclusion and often in solitude

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Recondite

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Abstruse; profound

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Redoubtable

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Formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect

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Refractory

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Stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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Refulgent

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Brightly shining; resplendent

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Refute

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To contradict; disprove

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Regale

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Relegate

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To consign to an inferior position

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Remonstrate

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To object or protest

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Renege

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To go back in one’s word

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Reparation

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Amends; compensation

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Repine

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Fret; complain

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Reprise

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Repetition, especially of a piece of music

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Reproach

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To find fault with; blame

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Reprobate

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Morally unprincipled person

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Repudiate
To reject as having no authority
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Rescind
To cancel
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Resolution
Determination; resolve
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Resolve
Determination; firmness of purpose
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Reticent
Not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
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Reverent
Expressing deep respect; worshipful
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Riposte
A retaliatory action or retort
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Rococo
Excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of architecture in eighteenth-century Europe
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Rubric
Title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol
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Rue
To regret
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Ruse
Trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge

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