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Rancor

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Bitter hatred

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Rankle

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To cause anger

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Rapacious

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Taking by force

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Rapt

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Deeply absorbed

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Rarefy

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To make rare

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Raze

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Demolish

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Reactionary

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Marked by extreme conservatism

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Recapitulate

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To review by a brief summary

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Recidivism

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A tendency to relapse in previous behavior

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Refract

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To deflect sound

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Refute

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To discredit

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Relegate

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Assign

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Remission

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A Lessing of intensity

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Remuneration

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Payment for goods or services

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Replete

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Abundantly supplied

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Repose

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Relaxation

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Reprehensible

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Blameworthly

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Reprove

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To criticize

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Requite

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To return

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Rescind

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Cancel

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Resilient

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Able to bounce back to shape

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Resolute

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Marked by firm determination

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Resplendent

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Splendid

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Revile

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To criticize with harsh language

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Rhetoric

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Skill in the effective use of speech

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Rife

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Filled with

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Rostrum

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An elevated platform for public speaking