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rein |
A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal. |
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reinstate |
To restore to a former state, station, or authority. |
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reiterate |
To say or do again and again. |
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rejoin |
To reunite after separation. |
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rejuvenate |
To restore to youth. |
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rejuvenescence |
A renewal of youth. |
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relapse |
To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery. |
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relegate |
To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination. |
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relent |
To yield. |
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relevant |
Bearing upon the matter in hand. |
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reliance |
Dependence. |
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reliant |
Having confidence. |
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relinquish |
To give up using or having. |
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reliquary |
A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept. |
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relish |
To like the taste or savor of. |
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reluctance |
Unwillingness. |
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reluctant |
Unwilling. |
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remembrance |
Recollection. |
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reminiscence |
The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or experience. |
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reminiscent |
Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest. |
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remiss |
Negligent. |
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remission |
Temporary diminution of a disease. |
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remodel |
Reconstruct. |
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remonstrance |
Reproof. |
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remonstrant |
Having the character of a reproof. |
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remonstrate |
To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong. |
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remunerate |
To pay or pay for. |
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remuneration |
Compensation. |
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Renaissance |
The revival of letters, and then of art, which marks the transition from medieval to modern time. |
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rendezvous |
A prearranged place of meeting. |
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rendition |
Interpretation. |
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renovate |
To restore after deterioration, as a building. |
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renunciation |
An explicit disclaimer of a right or privilege. |
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reorganize |
To change to a more satisfactory form of organization. |
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reparable |
Capable of repair. |
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reparation |
The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong. |
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repartee |
A ready, witty, or apt reply. |
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repeal |
To render of no further effect. |
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repel |
To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally. |
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repellent |
Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally. |
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repentance |
Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things right by undoing the wrong. |
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repertory |
A place where things are stored or gathered together. |
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repetition |
The act of repeating. |
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repine |
To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding. |
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replenish |
To fill again, as something that has been emptied. |
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replete |
Full to the uttermost. |
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replica |
A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with the first, as an original. |
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repository |
A place in which goods are stored. |
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reprehend |
To find fault with. |
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reprehensible |
Censurable. |
