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razed
erase; destroy
rebuffed
refused bluntly
“Whenever Daru makes a perverted request, Kurisa REBUFFS on behalf of herself and Mayushi.”
Rebuked
Criticized sharply, scolded
Recalcitrant
having an uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
Recapitulate
Verb
To repeat in concise form
RECIDIVISM
(N.) A tendency to relapse into a previous behavior, especially criminal behavior
recondite
abtruse, conceal
recrimination
a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation
rectitude
moral uprightness; correctness of behavior
Redolent
Having a pleasant odor; fragrant
Redoubtable
Causing fear or extreme respect; intimidating
Redress
Make right
refectory
Noun-dinning hall
Example, The refectory in my friend’s house is outstanding.
refulgent
shining, radiating
Regal
Fit for royalty
Regicide
sanctioned killing of those in power
Rejoinder
(Noun) Response
Patrick tried desperately to think of a clever rejoinder to Marianna’s joke, but he couldn’t.
RETORT RIPOSTE
remiss
negligent in performing a duty
remonstrance
(n)
the act of protesting or objecting
Remunerative
affording remuneration; profitable
rendered
provide, give, contribute.
submit, send in.
paint, draw, depict.
make, cause to be or become.
Reparations
Pay to cover the destruction caused by war
Repartee
Noun; A quick, witty reply.
repast
a meal; food and drink for a meal
Repined
To be fretfully disco tented; fret; complain.
replete
full or splendid to the utmost; gorge
repository
place for storage
Reprehensible
Deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy
reprisal
revenge
reprises
larger sections to be repeated can be played as often as desired
reproach
VERB- to find a fault, blame
Reprobate
A depraved or wicked person, a person harden by sin
Reprobation
disapproval, condemnation, or censure.
reproved
reprimand or scold someone
repudiate
to disown; to deny
requiem
(n)
a solemn mass sung for the dead
requited
reciprocated, repaid, rewarded, retaliated, avenged
Rescinded
Withdrawn; cancelled
respite
period of temporary delay or rest
resplendent
dazzling and brilliant in appearence
restitution
(n.) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
restive
impatient or uneasy
Retentive
Able to hold, keep, or recall, retaining knowledge easily.
reticent
habitually silent or uncommunicative; reserved; taciturn
retinue
group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
retrench
to cut down or reduce expenses
revelry
lively and noisy festivities, esp. when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol: sounds of revelry issued into the night | New Year revelries.
Reverent
Adj- deeply respectful Synonym: devout, worshipful
Antonym: irreverent, disrespectful
Ex. In the presence of the king, she was reverent in speaking only when spoken to by the king.
reverie
being lost in ones thoughts, daydream
reviled
v. to attack with abusive language; to call insulting names
revulsion
intense disgust
Rhapsody
exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing
Rhetoric
The deliberate exploitation of eloquence for the most persuasive effect in public speaking or in writing.
ribald
offensive crude
Rider
A provision added to a piece of legislation not germane to the bills purpose.
rife
Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
Rile
(Verb) To make someone annoyed/irritated
Rigor
A condition that makes life difficult. Strictness or severity
rivulet
small stream
rocco
ornamental late baroque style of decoration with asymmetrical patterns. excessively ornate
Roil
VERB To make (a liquid) muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment. To displease or disturb; vex
I roil my remaining miso soup in a perfunctory fashion as I wait for my sesame chicken.
roseate
adj.–bright, cheerful, or optimistic
sanguine, bright, buoyant, favorable, auspicious, propitious
Rostrum
A raised platform for public speaking
rotundity
adjective- roundness, chubbiness, plumpness
rubric
n. title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol
ruddy
a healthy reddish color for outdoor life
Rue
Verb. to regret, be sorry for
Noun. a feeling of regret
Synonyms: (v.) lament, repent
Antonyms: (v.) cherish
ruffian
a gangster or thug
a tough or rowdy person; a troublemaker
Runic
adj. Mysterious or secret in meaning
Rusticate
To move a person to the country; to accustom to country life
ex. in order to break Alisson of her city slicker ways, we rusticated her.
saccharine
adj- overly or sickenly sweet; affectedly agreeable or friendly; overly sentimental
Sacrosanct
Most sacred or holy
Adjective
sadistic
taking pleasure in causing pain
sagacious
showing keen mental discernment and good judgment
salacious
adj. lustful, lascivious, bawdy, obscene
sallow
of sickly, pale, yellowish color
salutary
beneficial, healthy
sanctimonious
holier-than-thou
sanguinary
full of or characterized by bloodsher; bloody
Sanguine
cheerfully optimistic , hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition (adj)
sardonic
(adj) scornful or bitter; sarcastic
sartorial
adj. of or pertaining to a tailor, having to do with clothes or dress
sated
satisfied fully; filled with excess
sated
satisfied fully; filled with excess
satiated
overly full
Satire
Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions, usually to evoke change.
saturnine
sluggish, gloomy, grave
satyr
half men half horse
SCABBARD
CASE OF A SWORD OR DAGGER
Scad
(n) a great quantity
scanty
barely sufficient
scintilla
shred; least bit
scintillated
b: emitted light
scotch
v. stamp out, thwart, hinder
Scourge
Cause of serious trouble or great suffering
Scruple
to hesitate because of doubt or uneasiness
scrupulous
extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing
scurrilous
making scandalous claims about someone with the intentions of damaging their reputation
scurvy
low; mean; vile; contemptible
seamy
disreputable
Secession
The act of formally withdrawing from membership in an alliance.
secrete
v. to put or keep in a hiding place; to conceal
Sect
A loosely organized, nonbureaucratic religious organization with nonprofessional leadership that actively rejects the social environment in which it exists
Sedition
Rebellion
Sedulous
Adj. Showing dedication to something
Seething
Overflowing with anger or in a state of agitation
seine
n. a large net hung out and dragged to catch fish
semblance
a likeness, an outward appearance, an apparition
Synonyms: appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade
sententious
abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
Sentient
Creatures that experience pain and pleasure
sepulcher
grave; tomb
Sere
Dry and withered - heat. (adj)
Sextant
sixth part
sex-six
ant-part
noun
shirk
to evade or dodge, loud shrill
shyster
A person, esp. a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business
shyster
A person, esp. a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business
Sidereal
Time pertaining to stars and their position ; telling time by the stars
simian
adj. relating to monkey
sinewy
stringy; tough
sinuous
having many curves, bends or turns
skinflint
miser
skulduggery
n. Informal underhand dealing; trickery.
Skulked
Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
= lurk
Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
= malinger
slag
(n.) metal waste from smelting, which is a melting process to separate impurities from metal
Slake
quench; satisfy
slipshod
characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization
sluice
artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water
Smelted
Is a form of extractive metallurgy ; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore .
Smelting uses heat and a chemical reducing agent to decompose the ore, driving off other elements as gasses or slag and leaving just the metal behind.
sodden
adj- soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless
syn. -drenched, waterlogged, saturated
ant. -parched, arid
sojourn
to reside somewhere temporarily
solder
v. repair or make whole by using a metal alloy
Solecism
a grammatical mistake in speech or writing
Solemnity
Serious or solemn observance or ceremonial proceeding
solicit
ask for in formal way, earnestly
Solicitous
Eager to help; asking if one can help
Soliloquy
A talking to oneself; the discourse of a person speaking to himself, whether alone or in the presence of others. It gives the illusion of being unspoken reflections.
solvent
capable of meeting financial obligations
sommambulist
sleep walker
somnolent
sleepy or sleep inducing
sonorous
adj. having a full deep sound
Sophist
Someone who can weave words and manipulate. Philosopher, someone who talks like they know because of pretension but does not actually know what they are talking about.
sophistry
Cleverly deceptive reasoning or argument.
sophomoric
adjective
conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
soporific
(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n) something that includes sleep
sordid
involving ignoble actions and motives
spangle
( a small piece of shiny metal or plastic sewn on to clothes to give them a shining effect)
spate
rush, flood
Specious
something you believe to be true but later find out to be false.
Spendthrift
A person known for spending money unwisely
sphinx-like
enigmatic; mysterious.
The Mona Lisa’s SPHINX-LIKE expression has intrigued and mystified art lover for centuries.
spoonerisms
switching the initial sounds of two words
Sportive
playful, merry
Spurious
adj. - not genuine, false; bogus
staccato
separated, detached style
staid
serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
stalwart
(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
SYNONYMS: (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n.) mainstay
ANTONYMS: (adj.) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
Stanch
Verb:
- Stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound.
- Stop the flow of blood from (a wound).
statutory
pertaining to the law
steadfast
faithful
Stern
- adj. not kindly or gentle; harsh-looking
- v. stop the flow
- n. the back end of a boat
- syn. severe, firm; the rear
- ant. tender; the bow
Stentorian
describing a voice that is loud and powerful
stigma
a social marker that brings shame to a person
stilted
bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal
synonyms: clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rough-hewn, rustic ( also rustical), stiff, awkward, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden
Stinted
Spare in growth; stunted
Stint
(v.) to limit l, be sparing or frugal. (n.) a limit or restriction. A fixed share of work or duty.
Stippling
A technique that uses patterns of dots to create values and value gradation.
stipulate
(v. ) to specify a required part of an agreement
syn: require
Stratagem
a plan used to deceive or outwit
STRICTURE
adverse criticism (literally, tightening); censure
Strident
commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality
Stultified
To cause to appear or be of unsound mind and hence not responsible.
Stupefied
Verb
To put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor
To overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish
stygian
adjinfernal;
especially dark and gloomy
from styx, river of the lower world into Hades (hell)
Subaltern
Subordinate, of low rank. Used to indicate the oppressed or marginalized status of persons or groups in the Third World.
Suavity
Polite and charming, especially in a way that seems affected or insincere ;;pleasingly dressed; smoothly agreeable quality
subjugate
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
s- subdue, vanquish, master
a- be conquered, submit, surrender
Sublimate -
V. Behavior
To make purer or more acceptable
The scientist had to sublimate his fear of bugs In order to do the field research for his project.
subliminal
a stimulus below the absolute threshold for conscious awareness
Suborned
induced to commit an unlawful act.
S: Manipulate
A: Self-generated
Subsistence
The quest for food, livelihood
substantiate
v. to support with proof or evidence
substantive
real, actual, in large quantity
subsumed
include or absorb something/become part of something
Subterfuge
deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade.
succor
aid in a time of need
succulent
juicy; having thick, fleshy leaves and stems that hold water
suffragist
any person who supports or works for the right of women to vote
suffused
spread out, interject, cover
Sullied
- soiled, tarnished
- Her reputation was sullied by the awful rumors.
Sultry
oppressively hot and close, or moist
Sumptuous
(adj) costly, rich, magnificent
LAVISH, OPULENT, MUNIFICENT, SPLENDID
Sundry
Various, several, miscellaneous
Sunder
to separate; part; divide; sever
verb (used with object)
superannuated
retired or disqualified because of age or infirmity
antiquated; obsolete
supercilious
disdainful, haughty and aloof
Supererogatory
- above and beyond the call of duty
- always permissible
- never obligatory
- morally good
superfluous
unnecessary, not needed, surplus or excessive
