List 39 Flashcards
retract
V. withdraw; take back
V. withdraw; take back
retract
retrieve
V. recover; find and bring in
V. recover; find and bring in
retrieve
retroactive
ADJ. taking effect prior to its enactment or imposition
ADJ. taking effect prior to its enactment or imposition
retroactive
revelry
N. boisterous merrymaking
N. boisterous merrymaking
revelry
reverent
ADJ. respectful; worshipful
ADJ. respectful; worshipful
reverent
revoke
V. cancel; retract
V. cancel; retract
revoke
revulsion
N. sudden violent change of feeling; reaction
N. sudden violent change of feeling; reaction
revulsion
rift
N. opening made by splitting; open space; break in friendly relations
N. opening made by splitting; open space; break in friendly relations
rift
rigid
ADJ. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending
ADJ. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending
rigid
rigor
N. severity
N. severity
rigor
rile
V. vex; irritate
V. vex; irritate
rile
rivulent
N. small stream
N. small stream
rivulet
rousing
ADJ. lively; stirring
ADJ. lively; stirring
rousing
ruddy
ADJ. reddish; healthy-looking
ADJ. reddish; healthy-looking
ruddy
rue
V. regret; lament; mourn
V. regret; lament; mourn
rue
rummage
V. ransack; thoroughly research
V. ransack; thoroughly research
rummage
rupture
N. act of breaking; fracture; break in harmony or peaceful relations
N. act of breaking; fracture; break in harmony or peaceful relations
rupture
ruse
N. trick; stratagem
N. trick; stratagem
ruse
ruthless
ADJ. pitiless; cruel
ADJ. pitiless; cruel
ruthless
saboteur
N. one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
N. one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
saboteur
saccharine
ADJ. cloyingly sweet
ADJ. cloyingly sweet
saccharine
sagacious
ADJ. keen; shrewd; having insight
ADJ. keen; shrewd; having insight
sagacious
salutary
ADJ. tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
ADJ. tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
salutary
sanction
V. approve; ratify
V. approve; ratify
sanction
sap
V. diminish; undermine
V. diminish; undermine
sap
sarcasm
N. scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
N. scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
sarcasm
sate
V. satisfy to the full; cloy
V. satisfy to the full; cloy
sate
satiate
V. satisfy fully
V. satisfy fully
satiate
satirize
V. mock
V. mock
satirize
saturate
V. soak thoroughly
V. soak thoroughly
saturate