| Term | Definition |
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| reclaim | v: to take back; to claim again |
| recluse | n: a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others |
| recoil | v: to retreat; shrink back |
| reconcile | v: to reunite, conciliate, to settle a dispute; to make up |
| recondite | adj: profound, hard to understand; over one's head |
| recrimination | n: a countercharge against an accuser |
| rectify | v: to correct, to straighten, amend, revise, set right |
| redeem | v: to buy back; exchange something for money or for goods; to make up for |
| redoubtable | adj: widely known and esteemed, eminent |
| redress | v: to correct a wrong; to make amends for |
| redundant | adj: excessively wordy, repitition |
| referendum | n: a vote in which all the people in a country or an area decide on an important question |
| reform | v: to improve, to changes for the better, rehabilitate, restore |
| refractory | adj: disobedient; hard to manage |
| refulgent | adj: shining brightly, gleaming, radiant |
| refurbish | v: to make clean, fresh, and attractive again; to make like new |
| refute | v: rebut, invalidate, challenge, prove to be false |
| regale | v: to entertain lavishly, feast, make merry |
| regime | n: a particular government; a system or method of government |
| regimen | n: a set of rules; a regulated course |
| regurgitate | v: to cause to surge or rush back, vomit |
| reign | n: the exercise or possession of supreme power |
| reiterate | v: to state again |
| rejuvenate | v: to restore the vigor, health or appearance of youth; to make young again |
| relapse | n: a return to a former state, regression, reversion |
| relegate | v: assign to an inferior position, place, exile |
| relentless | adj: unyielding, severe, strict, harsh, uncompromising |
| relevant | adj: applicable; pretinent |
| relic | n: something that has suvived from an earlier time; something kept sacred because it was associated with a saint |
| relinquish | v: to give up doing, professing, or intending; to surrender, give in |
| relish | v/n: to take pleasure in; pleasurable appreciation; an appetizer |
| remand | v: to remit, send back or consign again |
| reminisce | v: to recall the past, usually pleasantly |
| remiss | adj: guilty of neglect, lacking due care, lax |
| remission | n: a period of time when an illness is less severe; release from an obligation |
| remonstrate | v: to say or plead in protest, object, or disapprove |
| remorse | n: a strong feeling of sadness or guilt for having done something wrong |
| remote | adj: distant, out-of-the-way, far away, unfriendly |
| remuneration | n: pay for work or services |
| renaissance | n: period from the 14th to 17th century in Europe, rebirth or revival, reawakening |
| rend | v: to tear or rip |
| render | v: to cause to be; to give or provide; to represent something |
| rendezvous | n: a pre-arranged meeting at a certain time and place |
| renounce | v: to give up voluntarily by formal declaration, cast aside |
| renowned | adj: celebrated; famous; notable; eminent |
| reparation | n: amends, restitution, compensation |
| repartee | n: a quick, witty reply, witty and spirited |
| repent | v: to feel sorrow for having done wrong |
| repercussion | n: effect or result of some event or action, often negative |
| repertoire | n: the stock of special skills a person is able to perform |
| replenish | v: replace, renew, restock, fill again |
| replete | adj: full or supplied to the utmost |
| replica | n: a copy, exact copy of a reproduction, facsimile |
| replicate | v: to copy or repeat something; to duplicate |
| repose | n: rest; tranquillity; relaxation |
| reprehensible | adj: deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure |
| repress | v: to prevent from being expressed; to hold back |
| reprimand | n: a formal admonishment or censure; official rebuke |
| reprisal | n: revenge; retaliation; vendetta; vengeance |
| reproach | v: to express disapproval of |
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