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Raconteur

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n. witty, skillful storyteller

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Rail

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v. to scold with bitter or abusive language

責罵

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Raiment

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n. clothing

衣服,服裝

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Ramification

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n. implication; outgrowth; consequence

額外的後果,派生的影響

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Rarefied

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adj. refined

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Rarefy

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v. to make thinner, purer, or more refined

使變稀薄;使純化;使精細

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Rationale

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n. fundamental reason

基本原理

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Rebus

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n. puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

一種用圖畫表示的謎

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Recalcitrant

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adj. resisting authority or control

不順從的,桀驁不馴的

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Recant

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v. to retract(收回) a statement or opinion

公開宣布放棄

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Recluse

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n. person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude
隱居者;遁世者
adj - reclusive

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Recondite

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adj. abstruse(深奧的); profound

深奧的;(學問等)不易懂的

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Redoubtable

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adj. formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect

可怕的;令人敬畏的

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Refractory

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adj. stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
執拗的

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Refract

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v. to deflect sound or light

使折射

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Refulgent

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adj. brightly shining; resplendent(燦爛的)

輝煌的;燦爛的

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Refute

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v. to contradict; disprove(反駁)
駁斥,反駁
n - refutation

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Regale

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v. to entertain

宴請,款待;使愉悅

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Relegate

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v. to consign to an inferior position

貶謫

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Remonstrate

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v. to object or protest

反對;抗議

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Renege

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v. to go back on one’s word

食言;背信;違約

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Reparation

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n. amends(賠罪); compensation

補償;賠償

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Repine

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v. fret(苦惱); complain

不滿;煩惱;埋怨

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Reprise

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n. repetition, especially of a piece of music

重複

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Reproach

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v. to find fault with; blame

責備;斥責

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Reprobate

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n. morally unprincipled person

無賴

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Repudiate

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v. to reject as having no authority

拒絕;拒絕接受(或履行)

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Rescind

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v. to cancel

廢除,取消(法規﹑決定﹑合同)

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Resolution

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n. determination; resolve

決心;決定

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Resolve

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n. determination; firmness of purpose

決心,決意

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Reticent

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adj. not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

沉默的,不願意談的

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Reverent

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adj. expressing deep respect; worshipful
恭敬的,虔誠的
v - revere

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Riposte

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n. a retaliatory action or retort(反擊)

機敏的答覆

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Rococo

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adj. excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of architecture in eighteenth-century Europe
洛可可式的;裝飾花樣多且繁雜的

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Rubric

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n. title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol(禮節)
(文章章節的)標題;指示,說明

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Rue

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v. to regret

懊悔,後悔

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Ruse

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n. trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge

詭計;花招