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Word List 25 Flashcards

1
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relegate

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v. banish; consign to inferior position

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remiss

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adj. negligent

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remonstrate

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v. protest

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remunerative

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adj. compensating; rewarding

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5
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rend

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v. split; tear apart

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renegade

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n. deserter; apostate

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renunciation

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n. giving up; renouncing

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repartee

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n. clever reply

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repercussion

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n. rebound; reverberation; reaction

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replete

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adj. filled to capacity; abundantly supplied

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repository

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n. storehouse

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reprehensible

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adj. deserving blame

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reprieve

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n. temporary stay

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reprisal

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n. retaliation

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reprobation

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n. severe disapproval

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repudiate

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v. disown; disavow

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requisite

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n. necessary requirement

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rescind

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v. cancel

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rescission

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n. abrogation; annulment

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respite

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n. delay in punishment; interval of relief; rest

21
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resplendent

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adj. brilliant; lustrous

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restitution

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n. reparation; indemnification

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restive

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adj. unmanageable; fretting under control

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retentive

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adj. holding; having a good memory

25
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reticence

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N. reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to be silent

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retinue

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n. following; attendants

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retribution

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n. vengeance; compensation; punishment for offences

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retroactive

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adj. of a law which dates back to a period before its enactment

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retrograde

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v. going backwards; degenerating

30
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retrospective

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adj. looking back on the past

31
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reverie

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n. daydream; musing

32
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revile

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v. slander; vilify

33
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rhapsodise

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v. to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner

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rheumy

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adj. pertaining to a discharge from nose and eyes

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ribald

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ajd. wanton; profane

36
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rife

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adj. abundant; current

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rime

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n. white frost

38
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risible

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adj. inclined to laugh; ludicrous

39
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roan

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adj. brown mixed with gray or white

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rococo

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adj. ornate; highly decorated

41
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roil

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v. to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment

42
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roseate

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adj. rosy; optimistic

43
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rostrum

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n. platform for speech-making; pulpit

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