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reprobate

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n.堕落者，道德败坏的人

A morally unprincipled person

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reprobate

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n.to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil

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reproof

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n.criticism for a fault; rebuke

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reprove

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v.to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent

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reptile

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n.爬虫动物

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repudiate

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vt.to refuse to accept; especially: to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force

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repugnant

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adj.exciting distaste or aversion; inconsistent

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repulse

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v.to drive or beat back; repel

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rescind

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v.to make void(as an act) by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority; repeal

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rescission

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n.

a act of rescinding

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resentment

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n.

a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult or injury

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reserved

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adj.矜持的，预订的

restrained in words and actions

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residual

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n. 剩余；残渣

a residual product or substance

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resign

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v.辞职，放弃

to give up one’e office or position; quit

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resilience

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n.
the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress

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resin

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n.

a sticky substance found in some plants

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resolute

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adj.

marked by firm determination; resolved

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resonant

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adj.

strong and deep in tone; resouding

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resourceful

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adj.

able to meet situations: capable of devising ways and means

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respire

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v.

breathe; especially: to inhale and exhale air successively

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respite

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n.

a usually short interval of rest or relief

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resplandent

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adj.

shing brilliantly: characterized by a glowing splendor

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responsive

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adj.

quick to respond or react appropriately or sympathetically: sensitive

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restive

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adj.

being in a tense state, marked by impatience: fidgety

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restless
adj. | marked by a lack of quiet, repose or rest
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restore
vt. | to put or bring back into existence or use
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restrain
vt. | to limitl, restrict or keep under control
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resurgence
n. | a rising again into life, activity or prominence; renascence
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resuscitate
v. | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness; also: revitalize
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retainer
n. | a person attached or owing service to a houshold; especially: servant
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retaliate
``` v. to repay(as an injury) in kind ```
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retard
vt. | to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment; impede
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retentiveness
n. | the power of retaining and recalling past experience
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reticent
adj. | restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance
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retinue
n. | a group of retainers or attendants
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retort
vi. | to pay or hurl back; return
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retouch
``` v. to alter(as a photographic negative) to produce a more desirable appearance ```
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retract
v. | take back,withdraw
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retreat
v. n. the usually forced withdrawal of troops from an enemy or from an advanced positon
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retrench
v. | to cut out; excise
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retrieve
v. n. to get back; regain
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retrograde
adj. | to decline to an inferior state; degenerate
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retrogress
v. | to go or move backward
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retrospective
adj. | affecting thing past; retroactive
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revelry
n. | noisy partying or merrymaking
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revenge
n. | to inflict injury in return for
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revere
v. | to show devoted deferential honor to; regard as worthy of great honor
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revile
v. | spread negative information about
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revise
vt. | to make a new, amended, improved, or up-to-date version of
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revive
v. | to return to consciousness of life; become active or flourishng again
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revoke
vt. | to annul by recalling or taking back; rescind
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revulsion
n. | a sudden, strong change or reaction in feeling, expecially a feeling of violent disgust or loathing
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rewarding
adj. | yielding or likely to yield a reward; valuable, satisfying
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rhetoric
n. | high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
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ribald
adj. | crude, offensive
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rickety
adj. | lacking stability or firmness; shaky
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rider
n. | a clause appended to a legislative bill to secure a usually distinct object
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ridicule
v. n. the act of exposing to laughter; derision, mockery
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rife
adj. | copiously supplied; abounding
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rift
n. | breach, estrangement
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rigid
adj. | inflexibly set in opinion
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rigmarole
n. | confused or meaningless talk
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rile
vt. | to make agitated and angry; upset
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riot
vi. | in indulge in revelry or wantonness
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rite
n. | a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions for a ceremony
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rive
vt. | to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces; rend
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riveting
adj. | having the power to fix the attention; engrossing, fascinating
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rivulet
n. | a small stream
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robust
adj. | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
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rodent
n.啮齿类动物（老鼠等）
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roil
v. | to stir up; disturb, disorder
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roister
v. | to engage in noiys revelry; carouse
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rouster
n. | a roll or list of personnel
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rostrum
n. | a stage for public speaking
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rouse
v. | to stir up; excite
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rubicund
adj. | having a healthy reddish color
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rudimentary
adj. | being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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rue
n. | to feel penitence, remorse or regret for
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ruffle
n.皱褶，波纹 v.抚摸（头发等），使（心里）起涟漪 a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge
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ruminate
v. | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly ruminate; decide
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rumple
n.褶皱，皱纹 | fold, wrinkle
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run
n. | an unbroken course of performances or showing, to be presented or performed for a continuous period of time
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ruse
n. | a crafty stratagem; s subterfuge
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rustic
adj. | of, relating to, or suitable for the country; rural
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rustle
``` v. to steal (as livestock) especially from a farm or ranch ```
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sabbatical
adj. | of or relating to the break or change from a normal routine
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sabotage
vt. | destructive or obstructive action carried on by a civilian or enemy agent to hinder a nation's war effort
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saccharine
n.糖精 adj. overly or sickishly sweet
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sacrifice
n. | an act of offerting to a deity something percious; especially: the killing of a victim on an altar
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sacrilege
n. a technical and not necessarily intrisically outrageous violation(as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God
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safeguard
n.保护措施 | a technical contrivance to prevent accident
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saga
n. | a long detailed account
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sagacious
adj. | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment; discerning
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salient
adj. | standing out conspicuously; prominent; especially: of notable significance
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salmon
n.大马哈鱼，鲑鱼，鲜肉色，橙红色
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salubrious
adj. | favorable to or promoting health or well-being
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salutary
adj. | producing a beneficial effect; remedial
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salutation
n. | an expression of greeting, goodwill or courtesy by word, gesture or ceremony
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salvage
v. | to rescue or save especially from wreckage or ruin
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salve
n. v. an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores

Taisha GRE Vocabulary (24 decks)

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