Word Lists 37-40 Flashcards
(125 cards)
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recount
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narrate or tell
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rectify
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set right; correct
3
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rectitude
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uprightness; moral virtue
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recumbent
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
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recuperate
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recover
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recurrent
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occurring again and again
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redundant
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superfluous; repetitious
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refine
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free from impurities; perfect
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reflect
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consider or deliberate
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refraction
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bending of a ray of light
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refrain
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abstain from; resist
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refrain
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chorus
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refute
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disprove
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regress
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move backward to an earlier, more primitive state
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reiterate
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repeat
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rejoinder
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retort; comeback; reply
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rejuvenate
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make young again
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relegate
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banish to an inferior position
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relevant
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pertinent
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relic
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surviving remnant
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relinquish
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give up something with reluctance
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relish
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savor; enjoy
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reminiscence
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recollection
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remiss
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negligent
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remnant
remainder
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remonstrance
protest; objection
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remorse
guilt; self-reproach
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remunerative
lucrative; rewarding
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renegade
deserter; traitor
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renounce
abandon; disown
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renovate
restore to good condition
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renown
fame
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rent
rip; split
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repatriate
return to one's own country
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repeal
revoke; annul
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repel
drive away; disgust
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repertoire
list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present
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replenish
fill up again
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reprehensible
deserving blame
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repress
restrain; hold back
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reprieve
temporary stay
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reprimand
reprove severely; rebuke
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reproachful
expressing disapproval
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reprove
censure; rebuke
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repudiate
disown; disavow
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repulsion
distaste
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reputable
respectable
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rescind
cancel
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reserved
self-controlled; careful in expressing oneself
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resignation
patient submissiveness
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resilient
elastic
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resolution
determination
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resolve
decide; settle; solve
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resonant
echoing; resounding
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respiration
breathing
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restive
restlessly impatient
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restraint
moderation or self-control
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resumption
taking up again; recommencement
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resurge
rise again
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retain
keep employ
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retaliation
repayment in kind
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reticent
reserved
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retract
withdraw; take back
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retrieve
recover; find and bring in
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retroactive
taking effect prior to its enactment
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revelry
boisterous merrymaking
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reverent
respectful; worshipful
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revoke
cancel; retract
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revulsion
sudden, violent change of feeling
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rift
opening made by splitting; open space
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rigid
stiff and unyielding; strict
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rigor
severity
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rile
vex; irritate
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rivulet
small stream
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rousing
lively; stirring
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ruddy
reddish; healthy looking
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rue
regret; lament; mourn
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rummage
ransack; thoroughly search
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rupture
act of breaking; fracture
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ruse
trick; stratagem
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ruthless
pitiless; cruel
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saboteur
one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
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saccharine
cloyingly sweet
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sagacious
keen; shrewd; having insight
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salutary
tending to improve; beneficial
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sanction
approve; ratify
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sap
diminish
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sate
satisfy to the full
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satiate
satisfy fully
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satirize
mock
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saturate
soak thoroughly
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saunter
stroll slowly
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savant
learned scholar
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savory
tasty; pleasing
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scamper
run about playfully
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scanty
meager; insufficient
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scapegoat
someone who bears the blame for others
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scavenge
hunt through discarded materials for usable items
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schism
division split
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scintillate
sparkle; flash
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scrupulous
conscientious
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scrutinize
examine closely and critically
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scuffle
struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry
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seasoned
experienced
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seclusion
isolation; solitude
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sect
separate religious body
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secular
worldly
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sedate
calm and composed
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sedition
resistance to authority
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seep
leak through
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sensory
pertaining to the physical senses
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sequester
isolate; retire from public life
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serendipity
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident
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serenity
calmness; placidity
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servile
slavishly submissive
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servitude
slavery; compulsory labor
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sever
cut; separate
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severity
harshness
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shackle
chain; fetter
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shambles
wreck; mess; slaughterhouse
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shimmer
glimmer intermittently
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shortcomings
failure; deficiencies
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shrewd
clever; astute
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shun
keep away from
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shyster
lawyer using questionable methods
