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Redolent ( RED uh lunt)

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Adjective
Fragrant
The air is autumn is redolent of wood smoke and fallen leaves

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Recrimination ( ri krim uh NAY shun)

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Noun
A bitter counter accusations, or the act of making a bitter counter accusations
The courtroom echoed with the recriminations of the convicted defendants as he was taken off to the penitentiary

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Redundant (ri DUN dunt)

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Adjective
Unnecessarily repetitive; excessive ; excessively wordy
Eric had already brought paper plates, so our purchase of paper plates was redundant

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Refute (ri FYOOT)

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Verb

To prove to be false; to disprove

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Reiterate (ree IT uh rayt)

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Verb
To say again; to repeat
The candidate had reiterated his position so many times on the campaign train that he sometimes even muttered it in his sleep

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Relegate (REL uh gayt)

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Verb

To banish; to send away

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Relentless (ri LENT lis) Aq

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Adjective
Continuous; unstoppable
The torrential rains were relentless, eventually creating a deluge

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Relinquish ( ri LING kwish)

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Verb
To release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
The retiring president relinquished control of the company only with the greatest reluctance

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Remonstrate ( ri MAHN strayt)

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To argue against; to protest; to raise objections
My boss remonstrated with me for telling all the secretaries they could take off the rest of the week

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Renaissance ( REN uh sahns)

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Noun 
A rebirth or revival 
Europe's revival 
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Lesser rebirths
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Renounce ( ri NOWNSE)

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To give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore

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Ramification

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Noun

A consequence; a branching out

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Rancor (RANG kur)

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Noun
Bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
The mutual rancor felt by both nations eventually led to war

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Rapacious ( ruh PAY shus)

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Adjective
Greedy; plundering ; avaricious
Bankers are accused of being rapacious

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Rebuke ( ri BYOOK)

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Verb
To critics sharply
We trembled as Mr.Solomon rebuked us for flipping over his car and taking off his tires

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Rebut (ri BUT)

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Verb
To contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
They all thought I was crazy buy none of them could rebut my argument

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Recalcitrant ( ri KAL suh trunt)

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Adjective
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient
The country was in turmoil, but the recalcitrant dictator refused even to listen to the pleas of the international representatives

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Recant (ri KANT)

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Verb
To publicly take back and deny (previously said or believed); to openly confess error
The secret police tortured the intellectual for a week, by tickling his feet with a feather duster, until he finally recanted

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Reciprocal (ri SIP ruh Kul)

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Adjective

Mutual; shared; interchangeable

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Reclusive (ri KLOOS iv)

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Adjective
Hermitlike ; withdrawn from society
Our new neighbors were so reclusive that we didn’t even meet them until s full year after they had moved in

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Recondite (REK un dyte)

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Adjective
Hard to understand; over one’s head
The scholarly journal was so recondite as to be utterly incomprehensible

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Reparation (rep uh RAY shun)

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Noun
Paying back; making amends ; compensation
The defeated country demanded reparations for the destruction it had suffered at the hands of the victorious army

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Repercussion ( ree pur KUSH un)

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Noun
A consequence; an indirect effect
The declaration of war had many repercussions, including a big increase in production at the bomb factory

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Replenish (ri PLEN ish)

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Verb
To fill again; to resupply; to restore
The commanding general replenished his army his army with a trainload of food and other supplies

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Replete (ri PLEET)

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Adjective
Completely filled; abounding
The once polluted stream was now replete with fish of every description

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Reprehensible (rep ri HEN suh bul)

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Adjective
Worthy of severe blame or censure
His manners are reprehensible

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Reprisal (ri PRYE zul)

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Noun
A military action undertaken in revenge for another ; an act of taking “an eye for an eye”
Fearing reprisals, the CIA beefed up its security after capturing the insurgent leader

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Reproach (ri PROHCH)

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Verb
To scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disagree
The police officer reproached me for leaving my car parked overnight in no standing zone

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Reprove

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Verb
To criticize mildly
My friends reproved me for leaving my dirty dish in the sink

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Repudiate (ri PYOO dee ayt)

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Verb
To reject; to renounce ; to disown; to have nothing to do with
Hoping to receive a lighter sentence, the convicted gangster repudiated his former connection with the mob

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Requisite (REK wuh zit)

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Adjective
Required; necessary
Howard bought a hunting rifle and the requisite ammunition

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Resolute (REZ uh loot)

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Adjective

Determined; firm; unwavering

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Despite (RES pit)

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Noun

A period of rest or relief

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Reticent (RET uh sint)

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Adjective
Quiet;restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself
To be reticent is to be characterized by reticence

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Revere (ri VEER)

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Verb
To respect highly; to honor
To be irreverent is to be mildly disrespectful

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Rhetoric (RET ur ik)

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Noun

The art of formal speaking and writing;inflated discourse

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Rigorous

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Adjective

Strict; harsh; severe

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Robust (roh BUST)

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Adjective

Strong and healthy; vigorous

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Rogue

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Noun

A criminally dishonest person ; a scoundrel

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Rudimentary (roo duh MEN tuh ree)

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Adjective
Basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped
The boy who had lived with Wolves for fifteen years lacked even most rudimentary social skills.

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Ruminate (ROO muh nayt)

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Verb
To contemplate;to ponder; to mull over
Serge was a private man; he kept hid rumination to himself

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Rustic (RUS tik)

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Adjective
Rural; lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive
Life in the log cabin was too rustic for Leah;she missed hot showers, cold beer, and electricity

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