NSF regionals vocabulary f29 Flashcards by Awesome Cool

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Rebuff

A

To reject in a abrupt manner

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Recompense

A

To reward for work or aid

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Reconcile

A

To restore relationships between

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Recoup

A

To regain something

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Redress

A

To set right again, to decorate again

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Reel

A

A cylinder which on film or wire or thread is

wound on

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Refractory

A

Hard to manage resisting ordinary methods of

treatment

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Regimen

A

A regulated course

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Remorse

A

Deep regret for wrongdoing

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Remunerate

A

To pay someone for work done

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Rendezvous

A

A meeting at an agreed time and place

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Reparation

A

To make amends for wrong done

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Repartee

A

A quick witty reply

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Repast

A

A meal

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Replete

A

Filled, abundantly supplied

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Reprieve

A

To delay or cancel the punishment of

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Reprimand

A

To rebuke formally

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Reprise

A

A repeated passage in music

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Repugnant

A

Distasteful, unacceptable, hateful

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Resilience

A

The power or ability to spring back in original

form

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Retribution

A

Requital according to merits or desserts,

specially for evil

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Resilient

A

Same as resilience

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Retroactive

A

Taking effect from a date in the past

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Retrograde

A

Moving or directed backward

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Revamp

A

give new or improved form to

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Rider

A

A person who can ride a vehicle, a additional

clause

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Rife

A

Common occurrence

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Riff

A

A melodic phrase often repeated

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Rigor

A

Strictness in dealing with people

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Riptide

A

A strong current caused by a tidal flow in

confined spaces