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reprehension |
Expression of blame. |
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repress |
To keep under restraint or control. |
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repressible |
Able to be kept under restraint or control. |
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reprieve |
To grant a respite from punishment to. |
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reprimand |
To chide or rebuke for a fault. |
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reprisal |
Any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy. |
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reprobate |
One abandoned to depravity and sin. |
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reproduce |
To make a copy of. |
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reproduction |
The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind. |
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reproof |
An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured. |
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repudiate |
To refuse to have anything to do with. |
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repugnance |
Thorough dislike. |
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repugnant |
Offensive to taste and feeling. |
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repulse |
The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy. |
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repulsive |
Grossly offensive. |
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repute |
To hold in general opinion. |
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requiem |
A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead. |
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requisite |
Necessary. |
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requital |
Adequate return for good or ill. |
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requite |
To repay either good or evil to, as to a person. |
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rescind |
To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority. |
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reseat |
To place in position of office again. |
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resemblance |
Similarity in quality or form. |
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resent |
To be indignant at, as an injury or insult. |
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reservoir |
A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept. |
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residue |
A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated. |
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resilience |
The power of springing back to a former position |
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resilient |
Having the quality of springing back to a former position. |
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resistance |
The exertion of opposite effort or effect. |
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resistant |
Offering or tending to produce resistance. |
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resistive |
Having or exercising the power of resistance. |
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resistless |
Powerless. |
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resonance |
The quality of being able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations. |
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resonance |
Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations. |
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resonate |
To have or produce resonance. |
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resource |
That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support. |
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respite |
Interval of rest. |
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resplendent |
Very bright. |
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respondent |
Answering. |
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restitution |
Restoration of anything to the one to whom it properly belongs. |
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resumption |
The act of taking back, or taking again. |
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resurgent |
Surging back or again. |
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resurrection |
A return from death to life |
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resuscitate |
To restore from apparent death. |
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retaliate |
To repay evil with a similar evil. |
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retch |
To make an effort to vomit. |
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retention |
The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession. |
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reticence |
The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance. |
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reticent |
Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance. |
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retinue |
The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or public appearance. |
