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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

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adj.

marked by a lack of quiet, repose or rest

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restore

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vt.

to put or bring back into existence or use

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restrain

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vt.

to limitl, restrict or keep under control

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resurgence

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n.

a rising again into life, activity or prominence; renascence

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resuscitate

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v.

to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness; also: revitalize

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retainer

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n.

a person attached or owing service to a houshold; especially: servant

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retaliate

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v.
to repay(as an injury) in kind
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retard

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vt.

to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment; impede

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retentiveness

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n.

the power of retaining and recalling past experience

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reticent

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adj.

restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance

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retinue

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n.

a group of retainers or attendants

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retort

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vi.

to pay or hurl back; return

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retouch

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v.
to alter(as a photographic negative) to produce a more desirable appearance
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retract

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v.

take back,withdraw

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retreat

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v.
n.
the usually forced withdrawal of troops from an enemy or from an advanced positon

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retrench

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v.

to cut out; excise

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retrieve

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v.
n.
to get back; regain

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retrograde

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adj.

to decline to an inferior state; degenerate

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retrogress

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v.

to go or move backward

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retrospective

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adj.

affecting thing past; retroactive

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revelry

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n.

noisy partying or merrymaking

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revenge

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n.

to inflict injury in return for

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revere

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v.

to show devoted deferential honor to; regard as worthy of great honor

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revile

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v.

spread negative information about

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revise

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vt.

to make a new, amended, improved, or up-to-date version of

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revive

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v.

to return to consciousness of life; become active or flourishng again

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revoke

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vt.

to annul by recalling or taking back; rescind

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revulsion

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n.

a sudden, strong change or reaction in feeling, expecially a feeling of violent disgust or loathing

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rewarding

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adj.

yielding or likely to yield a reward; valuable, satisfying

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rhetoric

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n.

high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

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ribald

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adj.

crude, offensive

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rickety

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adj.

lacking stability or firmness; shaky

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rider

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n.

a clause appended to a legislative bill to secure a usually distinct object

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ridicule

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v.
n.
the act of exposing to laughter; derision, mockery

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rife

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adj.

copiously supplied; abounding

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rift

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n.

breach, estrangement

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rigid

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adj.

inflexibly set in opinion

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rigmarole

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n.

confused or meaningless talk

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rile

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vt.

to make agitated and angry; upset

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riot

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vi.

in indulge in revelry or wantonness

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rite

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n.

a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions for a ceremony

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rive

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vt.

to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces; rend

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riveting

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adj.

having the power to fix the attention; engrossing, fascinating

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rivulet

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n.

a small stream

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robust

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adj.

having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health

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rodent

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n.啮齿类动物（老鼠等）

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roil

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v.

to stir up; disturb, disorder

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roister

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v.

to engage in noiys revelry; carouse

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rouster

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n.

a roll or list of personnel

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rostrum

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n.

a stage for public speaking

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rouse

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v.

to stir up; excite

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rubicund

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adj.

having a healthy reddish color

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rudimentary

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adj.

being in the earliest stages of development; incipient

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rue

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n.

to feel penitence, remorse or regret for

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ruffle

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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

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v.

to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly ruminate; decide

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rumple

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n.褶皱，皱纹

fold, wrinkle

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run

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n.

an unbroken course of performances or showing, to be presented or performed for a continuous period of time

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ruse

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n.

a crafty stratagem; s subterfuge

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rustic

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adj.

of, relating to, or suitable for the country; rural

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rustle

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v.
to steal (as livestock) especially from a farm or ranch
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sabbatical

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adj.

of or relating to the break or change from a normal routine

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sabotage

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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

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n.糖精
adj.
overly or sickishly sweet

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sacrifice

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n.

an act of offerting to a deity something percious; especially: the killing of a victim on an altar

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sacrilege

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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

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n.保护措施

a technical contrivance to prevent accident

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saga

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n.

a long detailed account

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sagacious

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adj.

of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment; discerning

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salient

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adj.

standing out conspicuously; prominent; especially: of notable significance

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salmon

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n.大马哈鱼，鲑鱼，鲜肉色，橙红色

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salubrious

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adj.

favorable to or promoting health or well-being

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salutary

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adj.

producing a beneficial effect; remedial

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salutation

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n.

an expression of greeting, goodwill or courtesy by word, gesture or ceremony

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salvage

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v.

to rescue or save especially from wreckage or ruin

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salve

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n.
v.
an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores

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