Word List 41

Question 1

restitution

Answer 1

reparation; indemnification

Question 2

revoke

Answer 2

cancel; retract

Question 3

resplendent

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dazzling; glorious; brilliant

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rigor

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severity

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saccharine

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cloyingly sweet

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rudimentary

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not developed; elementary; crude

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rife

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abundant; current

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robust

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vigorous; strong

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respite

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interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment

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riveting

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absorbing; engrossing

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resigned

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accepting one’s fate; unresisting; patiently submissive

Question 12

retract

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withdraw; take back

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rousing

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lively; stirring

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sacrilegious

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desecrating; profane

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roster

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list

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rift

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opening; break

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revile

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attack with abusive language; vilify

Question 18

resilient

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elastic; having the power of springing back

Question 19

resolution

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determination; resolve

Question 20

sacrosanctt

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most sacred; inviolable

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roil

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to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment

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rummage

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ransack; thoroughly search

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riddle

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pierce with holes

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retain

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keep; employ

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resolve

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determination; fitness of purpose

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rhapsodize

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to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner

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retrench

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cut down; economize

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restive

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restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control

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rustic

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pertaining to country people; uncouth

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ribald

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wanton; profane

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ruse

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trick; stratagem

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saboteur

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one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property

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retort

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quick sharp reply

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rig

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fix of manipulate

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rigorous

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severe; harsh; demanding; exact

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rubble

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broken fragments

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rue

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regret; lament; mourn

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resurge

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rise again; flow to and fro

Question 39

rhetoric

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art of effective communication

Question 40

respiration

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breathing; exhalation

Question 41

revelry

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boisterous merrymaking

Question 42

restraint

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moderation or self control

Question 43

retrospective

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looking back on the past

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residue

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remainder; balance

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reverie

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daydream; musing

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retentive

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able to retain or keep; able to remember

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retinue

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following; attendants

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retrograde

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go backwards; degenerate

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responsiveness

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state of reacting to readily to appeals, orders

Question 50

retribution

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vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses

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retrieve

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recover; find and bring in

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rout

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stampede; drive out

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resumption

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taking up again; recommencement

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reticence

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reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence

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ruffian

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bully; scoundrel

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rhetorical

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pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language

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reserve

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self control

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ruminate

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chew over and over; mull over; ponder

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reverent

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respectful; worshipful

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retiring

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modest; shy

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retroactive

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taking effect before its enactment

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resolve

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decide; settle; solve

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resentment

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indignation; bitterness; displeasure

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rote

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repetition

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resonant

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echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound

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rigid

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stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending

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rile

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vex; irritate; muddy

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retaliation

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repayment in kind

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rotundity

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roundness; sonorousness of speech

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revulsion

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sudden violent change of feeling; reaction

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revert

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relapse; backslide; turn back to

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ruddy

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reddish; healthy looking