Word List 40 Flashcards
(73 cards)
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refute
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disprove
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replenish
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fill up again
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regimen
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prescribed diet and habits
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repulsion
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distaste; act of driving back
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reprove
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censure; rebuke
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renovate
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restore to a good condition; renew
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reminiscence
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recollection
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reputed
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supposed
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reprisal
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retaliation
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repellent
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driving away; unattractive
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renege
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deny; go back on
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repress
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restrain; crush; oppress
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remunerative
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compensating; rewarding
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repugnant
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loathsome; hateful
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rend
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split; tear apart
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renounce
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abandon; disown; repudiate
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requite
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repay; revenge
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renown
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fame
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refraction
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bending of a ray of light
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rendition
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translation; artistic interpretation of a song
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relish
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savor; enjoy
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remiss
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negligent
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repercussion
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result or impact; rebound; reverberation
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relevant
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pertinent; referring to the case in hand
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remonstrance
protest; objection
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reparation
amends; compensation
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regime
method or system of government
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rescind
cancel
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rehabilitate
restore to proper condition
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reparable
capable of being repaired
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relic
surviving remnant; memento
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rejoinder
retort; comeback; reply
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render
deliver; provide; represent
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redress
remedy; compensation
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redoubtable
formidable; causing fear
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replica
copy
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refractory
stubborn; unmanageable
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regal
royal
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relegate
banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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repetoire
list of works of music, drama a performer is prepared to present
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replicate
reproduce; duplicate
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remission
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon
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repository
storehouse
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repudiate
disown; disavow
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remorse
guilt; self reproach
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renegade
deserter; traitor
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rent
rip; split
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repeal
revoke; annul
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repel
drive away; disgust
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relinquish
give up something with reluctance; yield
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regeneration
renewal or restoration; spiritual rebirth
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reiterate
repeat
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reek
emit (odor)
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requisite
necessary requirement
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reprise
musical repitition; repeat performance; recurrent action
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remedial
curative; corrective
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refurbish
renovate; make bright by polishing
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relent
give in
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reprehensible
deserving blame
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replete
filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
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reproach
express disapproval or disappointment
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reimburse
repay
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rejuvenate
make young again
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reprobate
person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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reprimand
reprove severely; rebuke
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refrain
abstain from; resist; chorus
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reputable
respectable
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remnant
remainder
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redolent
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor
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repast
meal; feast; banquet
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remediable
reparable
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redundant
superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy
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reprieve
temporary stay
