R-Word List Flashcards

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Raiment

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(N)-clothing; apparel; attire.

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Raison d’être

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(N)-the most important reason or purpose for someone or something’s existence.

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Recalcitrance

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(Adj)-resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.

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Reciprocity

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(N)-a reciprocal state or relation.

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Reconnoiter

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(V)-make a military observation of (a region).

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Referent

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(N)-the object or event to which a term or symbol refers.

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Reliquary

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(N)-a repository or receptacle for relics.

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Remunerate

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(V)-pay (someone) for services rendered or work done.

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Renunciate

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(N)-A person who renunciates or gives up something; especially a religious person who has renounced a secular way of life.

(V)-with object To renounce, give up (something).

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Reprobate

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(N)-an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately).

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Reprudiate

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(V)-refuse to accept or be associated with.

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Revanchist

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(Adj)-of or relating to a policy designed to recover lost territory or status

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Rigmarole

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(N)-a lengthy and complicated procedure.

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Rhapsode

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(N)-A person who recites epic poems, especially one of a group in ancient Greece whose profession it was to recite the Homeric poems.

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Rostrum

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(N)-any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking.

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Rote

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(N)-mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned.