Week 14
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PaulineFG on November 23, 2011
Subjects:
English 4 - Aragon and Pizzuti
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41 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 rancor | (n.) deep, bitter resentment |
| rapport | (n.) mutual understanding and harmony |
| raucous | (adj.) loud, boisterous |
| raze | (v.) to demolish, level |
| rebuke | (v.) to scold, criticize |
| recalcitrant | (adj.) defiant, unapologetic |
| recapitulate | (v.) to sum up, repeat |
| reciprocate | (v.) to give in return |
| reclusive | (adj.) solitary, shunning society |
| rectitude | (n.) uprightness, extreme morality |
| redoutable | 1. (adj.) formidable 2. (adj.) commanding respect |
| refract | (v.) to distort, change |
| refurbish | (v.) to restore, to clean up |
| refute | (v.) to prove wrong |
| relish | (v.) to enjoy |
| remedial | (adj.) intended to repair gaps in students' basic knowledge |
| remiss | (adj.) negligent, failing to take care |
| renown | (n.) honor, acclaim |
| renunciation | (n.) to reject |
| repentant | (adj.) penitent, sorry |
| replete | (adj.) full, abundant |
| repose | (v.) to rest, lie down |
| reprieve | (n.) a temporary delay of punishment |
| reproach | (v.) to scold, disapprove |
| reprobate | (adj.) evil, unprincipled |
| reprove | (v.) to scold, rebuke |
| repudiate | (v.) to reject, refuse to accept |
| reputable | (adj.) of good reputation |
| requisition | (n.) a demand for goods, usually made by an authority |
| rescind | (v.) to take back, repeal |
| resilient | (adj.) able to recover from misfortune; able to withdraw adversity |
| resolute | (adj.) firm, determined |
| restive | (adj.) resistant, stubborn, impatient |
| revel | (v.) to enjoy intensely |
| revere | (v.) to esteem, show deference, venerate |
| rhapsodize | (v.) to engage in excessive enthusiasm |
| ribald | (adj.) coarsely, crudely humorous |
| ruminate | (v.) to contemplate, reflect |
| ruse | (n.) a trick |
| sacrosanct | (adj.) holy, something that should not be criticized |
| sagacity | (n.) shrewdness, soundness of perspective |
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