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retort |
A retaliatory speech. |
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retouch |
To modify the details of. |
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retrace |
To follow backward or toward the place of beginning, as a track or marking. |
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retract |
To recall or take back (something that one has said). |
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retrench |
To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity. |
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retrieve |
To recover something by searching. |
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retroactive |
Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities. |
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retrograde |
To cause to deteriorate or to move backward. |
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retrogression |
A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction. |
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retrospect |
A view or contemplation of something past. |
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retrospective |
Looking back on the past. |
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reunite |
To unite or join again, as after separation. |
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revelation |
A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown. |
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revere |
To regard with worshipful veneration. |
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reverent |
Humble. |
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reversion |
A return to or toward some former state or condition. |
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revert |
To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like. |
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revile |
To heap approach or abuse upon. |
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revisal |
Revision. |
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revise |
To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes. |
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revocation |
Repeal. |
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revoke |
To rescind. |
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rhapsody |
Rapt or rapturous utterance. |
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rhetoric |
The art of discourse. |
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rhetorician |
A showy writer or speaker. |
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ribald |
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity. |
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riddance |
The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable. |
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ridicule |
Looks or acts expressing amused contempt. |
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ridiculous |
Laughable and contemptible. |
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rife |
Abundant. |
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righteousness |
Rectitude. |
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rightful |
Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage. |
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rigmarole |
Nonsense. |
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rigor |
Inflexibility. |
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rigorous |
Uncompromising. |
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ripplet |
A small ripple, as of water. |
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risible |
capable of exciting laughter. |
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rivulet |
A small stream or brook. |
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robust |
Characterized by great strength or power of endurance. |
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rondo |
A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times. |
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rookery |
A place where crows congregate to breed. |
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rotary |
Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus. |
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rotate |
To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel. |
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rote |
Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention. |
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rotund |
Round from fullness or plumpness. |
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rudimentary |
Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development. |
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rue |
To regret extremely. |
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ruffian |
A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow. |
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ruminant |
Chewing the cud. |
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ruminate |
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated. |
