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ration |
To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food. |
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rationalism |
The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently of authority. |
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raucous |
Harsh. |
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ravage |
To lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods. |
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ravenous |
Furiously voracious or hungry. |
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ravine |
A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water. |
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reaction |
Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform, revolution, or inflation. |
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reactionary |
Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction. |
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readily |
Without objection or reluctance. |
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readjust |
To put in order after disarrangement. |
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ready |
In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion. |
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realism |
The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed really to exist. |
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rearrange |
To arrange again or in a different order. |
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reassure |
To give new confidence. |
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rebellious |
Insubordinate. |
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rebuff |
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches. |
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rebuild |
To build again or anew. |
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rebut |
To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer. |
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recant |
To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained). |
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recapitulate |
To repeat again the principal points of. |
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recapture |
To capture again. |
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recede |
To move back or away. |
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receivable |
Capable of being or fit to be received - often money. |
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receptive |
Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions. |
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recessive |
Having a tendency to go back. |
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recidivist |
A confirmed criminal. |
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reciprocal |
Mutually interchangeable or convertible. |
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reciprocate |
To give and take mutually. |
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reciprocity |
Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed. |
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recitation |
The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory. |
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reck |
To have a care or thought for. |
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reckless |
Foolishly headless of danger. |
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reclaim |
To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of. |
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recline |
To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position. |
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recluse |
One who lives in retirement or seclusion. |
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reclusory |
A hermitage. |
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recognizance |
An acknowledgment entered into before a court with condition to do some particular act. |
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recognize |
To recall the identity of (a person or thing). |
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recoil |
To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread. |
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recollect |
To recall the knowledge of. |
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reconcilable |
Capable of being adjusted or harmonized. |
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reconnoiter |
To make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geological purposes. |
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reconsider |
To review with care, especially with a view to a reversal of previous action. |
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reconstruct |
To rebuild. |
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recourse |
Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble. |
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recover |
To regain. |
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recreant |
A cowardly or faithless person. |
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recreate |
To refresh after labor. |
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recrudescence |
The state of becoming raw or sore again. |
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recrudescent |
Becoming raw or sore again. |
