GRE_3000_List21 Flashcards
refulgent
shining radiantly
[E] Refulgent sunlight broke through the clouds, creating huge swaths of light in the valley below us.
[S] beaming; brilliant; incandescent; lustrous;
[A] dim; dull; lackluster;
[P] refulgence;
reiterate
to say or state again
[E] Let me reiterate our stance.
[S] chime; din; iterate; rehearse;
relapse
to slip or fall back into a former worse state
[E] The patient wondered whether his illness would relapse
[S] recidivate; regress; retrogress; revert
[A] habilitate; redeem; convalesce; rehabilitate
remiss
exhibiting carelessness or slackness
[E] I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you how much I appreciated the lovely gift.
[S] careless; derelict; heedless; lax;
[A] attentive; meticulous; scrupulous; conscientious;
remonstrance
an expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal statement of grievances.
[E] She seems deaf to her son’s remonstrances.
[S] challenge; compliant; demur; difficulty; fuss; objection; remonstration;
[A] acceptance; acquiescence; agreement; approval; assent; sanction;
remunerate
to pay an equivalent to for a service, loss, or expense
[E] He promptly remunerated the repair company for fixing the satellite TV.
[S] compensate; indemnity; recompense; recoup; redress; requite;
[A] remunerative;
renegade
one who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter
[E] A band of renegades who had deserted their infantry units were making their way to Mexico.
[S] apostate; betrayer; defector; deserter; recreant; traitor; turncoat;
[A] adherent; loyalist; partisan
repatriate
to restore or return to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship.
[E] As soon as the war ends, the government will start to repatriate war refugees.
[A] banish; deport; expatriate;
repertoire
the complete list or supply of skills, devices, or ingredients used in a particular field, occupation, or practice.
[E] The chef’s repertoires of specialists seems to be limited, with several of the dishes appearing over and over again in slightly varied guises.
[S] budget; fund; inventory; pool; reservoir; stock;
repine
1 to feel or express discontent or dejection
[E] There is no use repining over a love that’s been long lost.
[S] carp; complain; fuss; gripe; grouch; inveigh; moan; wail;
[A] crow; delight;
2 to long for something
[E] During the deep cold winter, I repine for warm tropical beaches.
[S] ache; covet; crave; salivate; thirst; yearn;
[A] abhor; abominate; detest;
replete
1 having one’s appetite completely satisfied
[E] Everyone is completely replete after the huge meal.
[S] sated; satiate; stuffed;
[A] empty; famished; hungry;
2 possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
[E] a scholar replete with knowledge;
[S] abounding; abundant; awash; fraught; lousy;
[A] depleted; drained; deficient;
repose
1 a state of resting after exertion or strain
[E] The doctor ordered a period of repose for the patients suffering from insomnia.
[S] ease; leisure; relaxation
[A] exertion; labor; toil
2 a state of freedom from storm or disturbance
[E] We enjoyed the repose of a summer evening on a remote island.
[S] calmness; hush; peace; placidity; quietness; serenity;
[A] commotion; pandemonium; tumult;
3 to take a rest
[E] They have to repose on couches because all beds have been occupied.
[S] idle; lounge; relax;
[A] drudge; hustle; moil; strive; sweat;
4 to put into the possession or safekeeping of another.
[E] The constitute reposes the power to declare war to Congress, and to that body alone.
[S] consign; delegate; deliver; entrust; leave;transfer; transmit;
[A] hold; retain; withhold
reprieve
1 to postpone or cancel the punishment of
[E] Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
[S] absolve; acquit; amnesty; condone; respite;
[A] penalize;
2 to prevent from been closed
[E] The library has been reprieved and will remain open for at least another year,
[S] deliver; rescue; save;
reproof
criticism for a fault, rebuke
[E] The head teacher speaks in tones of gentle reproof.
[S] commination; condemnation; denunciation; excoriation; rebuke; reprimand;
[A] commendation; eulogy; endorsement;
reprove
1 to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly words
[E] My piano teacher often reproves me for slouching while playing, observing that good posture helps one play better.
[S] admonish; reprimand;
[A] lambaste; commend; eulogize; extol;
2 to hold an unfavorable opinion of
[E] The older generation has always reproved the younger generation’s taste in music.
[S] deprecate; discountenance; disesteem; disfavor; frown;
[A] adore; endorse;
repudiate
1 to declare not to be true
[E] She repudiate the charge that she had lied on her resume.
[S] contradict; disaffirm; disavow; disclaim;
[A] acknowledge; admit
2 to show unwillingness to accept
[E] We didn’t like the terms, so we repudiate the contract.
[S] deselect; nix; spurn;
[A] agree;
[P] repudiation;
requite
1 to make repayment or return for
[E] requite her love with hatred
[S] indemnity; reciprocate; recompense; recoup; reimburse; remunerate; repay;
2 to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
[E]The future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hans of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels.
[S] avenge; redress; retaliate; revenge;
[A] absolve; condone; forgive; pardon
requisite
1 something necessary
[E] Calculus is a requisite for modern physics.
[S] condition; necessity
2 necessary
[E] Oxygen is requisite for human to survive
[S] critical; compulsory; imperative;
[A] needless; dispensable;
rescind
to make void
[E] The government refused to rescind the order of curfew.
[S] abolish; abrogate; annul; invalidate;
[A] enact; continue;
respite
an interval of rest or relief
[E] In the middle of each semester there came a short respite.
[S] break; intermission; recess
respire
to inhale and exhale air successively [E] unable to respire due to heart attack [S] breath [A] smother; suffocate; [P] respiration
resplendent
shining brilliantly [E] Geography teacher showed us a picture of the resplendent aurora borealis. [S] brilliant; glorious; gorgeous; [A] dim; lackluster; [P] resplendence;
responsive
quick to respond or react appropriately or sympathetically
[E] Children are often the most responsive members of the audience.
[S] sensible; prompt;
[A] dispassionate; detached
[P] responsiveness;
restive
1 marked by impatience [E] I spent a restive night worrying about the next day's exam. [S] restless; nervy [A] imperturbable; phlegmatic; 2 resisting control [E] Tired soldiers grew restive. [S] balky; contumacious; defiant; insubordinate; [A] amenable; biddable; docile [P] restiveness;
resurgence
a restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor
[E] Let’s witness the resurgence of classical school
[S] reanimation; rebirth; rejuvenation; resuscitation; revitalization;
[A] decay; deterioration;
resuscitate
to restore consciousness, vigor, or life to
[E] resuscitated by the kiss of the prince
[S] reanimate; recharge; rejuvenate; resurrect;
[A] faint;
[P] resuscitation
retainer
a person attached or owning service to a household
[E] Knights are dressed for battle by their retainers.
[S] menial
[A] lord; master
retaliate
to pay back in kind [E] We swear to retaliate for our losses. [S] avenge; redress; requite; [A] condone; forgive; [P] retaliation;
retinue
a group of retainers or attendants
[E] The premier inspected the factory with his retinue.
[S] associates; entourage; posse;
[A] leader
reticent
1 inclined to be silent [E] He was reticent about his plans. [S] closemouthed; laconic; taciturn [A] expansive; loquacious; 2 slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty. [E] Understandably, she's reticent about becoming involved with another religious sect. [S] cagey; dubious; [A] disposed; willing
retouch
to improve or charge
[E] She was retouching her painting before the deadline.
[E] ameliorate; enhance; furbish; polish;
[A] deteriorate; worsen
retrench
to curtail expense [E] Declining business forced the factory to retrench. [S] economize; reduce; [A] enlarge; [P] retrenchment;
retribution
the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter
[E] The neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution.
[S] avengement; reparation; requital; retaliation; vengeance;
retrograde
1 moving or turning backward [E] This is a retrograde step and you will regret it. [S] backward; receding; regressive; [A] progressive; 2 to decline to a worse condition; [E] The Dark Ages is the period following the fall of the Roman Empire when Western civilization seriously retrograded. [S] atrophy; crumble; degenerate; [A] ameliorate; improve;
revelry
noisy partying or merrymaking
[E] They were exhausted after the night of revelry
[S] conviviality; gaiety; whoopee;
[A] gloom; melancholy; woe;
ribald
characterized by or indulging in vulgar
[E] entertain the guests with ribald jokes
[S] bawdy; blue; pornographic;
[A] decent;
rickety
lacking stability or firmness
[E] The rickety coalition may break at any moment.
[S] insecure; precarious; shaky;
[A] firm;
rife
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
[E] a video game rife with violence and abuse
[S] abounding; abundant; lousy;
[A] deficient;
rift
1 a break in friendly relations [E] a rift between two once allied nations [S] crack; fissure; fracture; schism; [A] reconciliation; rapprochement; 2 to cause to split open or break [E] Hills were rifted by the earthquake. [S] cleave; divide; sunder; [A] associate; coalesce; conjugate;
rile
to make agitated and angry
[E] The new work schedule riled the employees.
[S] aggravate; grate;
[A] mitigate; soothe;
rive
to wrench open or tear apart [E] Lighting rived the tree. [S] cleave; tatter; ribbon; [A] associate; coalesce; conjugate; [P] riven
refractory
resisting control or authority
[E] Refractory players will be ejected from the game.
[S] contumacious; obstreperous
[A] amenable; docile; tractable;
