List 37 Flashcards
recount
V. narrate or tell; count over again
V. narrate or tell; count over again
recount
rectify
V. set right; correct
V. set right; correct
rectify
rectitude
N. uprightedness; moral virtue; correctness of judgement
N. uprightedness; moral virtue; correctness of judgement
rectitude
recumbent
ADJ. reclining; lying down completely or in part
ADJ. reclining; lying down completely or in part
recumbent
recuperate
V. recover
V. recover
recuperate
recurrent
ADJ. occurring again and again
ADJ. occurring again and again
recurrent
redundant
ADJ. superfluous; repititious; excessively
ADJ. superfluous; repititious; excessively
redundant
refine
V. free from impurities; perfect
V. free from impurities; perfect
refine
reflect
V. consider or deliberate; show; mirror
V. consider or deliberate; show; mirror
reflect
refraction
N. bending if a ray of light
N. bending if a ray of light
refraction
refrain
- V. abstain from; resist
2. N. chorus
- V. abstain from; resist
2. N. chorus
refrain
refute
V. disprove
V. disprove
refute
regress
V. move backward to an earlier, generally more primitive state
V. move backward to an earlier, generally more primitive state
regress
reiterate
V. repeat
V. repeat
reiterate
rejoinder
N. retort; comeback; reply
N. retort; comeback; reply
rejoinder
rejuvenate
V. make young again
V. make young again
rejuvenate
relegate
V. banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
V. banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
relegate
relevant
ADJ. pertinent; referring to the case in hand
ADJ. pertinent; referring to the case in hand
relevant
relic
N. surviving remnant; memento
N. surviving remnant; memento
relic
relinquish
V. give up something with reluctance; yield
V. give up something with reluctance; yield
relinquish
relish
V. savor; enjoy
V. savor; enjoy
relish
reminiscence
N. recollection
N. recollection
reminiscence
remiss
ADJ. negligent
ADJ. negligent
remiss
remnant
N. remainder
N. remainder
remnant
remonstrance
N. protest; objection
N. protest; objection
remonstrance
remorse
N. guilt; self reproach
N. guilt; self reproach
remorse
remunerative
ADJ. compensating; rewarding
ADJ. compensating; rewarding
remunerative
renegade
N. deserter; traitor
N. deserter; traitor
renegade
renounce
V. abandon; disown; repudiate
V. abandon; disown; repudiate
renounce
renovate
V. restore to good condition; renew
V. restore to good condition; renew
renovate