SAT- R Flashcards

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Raconteur

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witty, skillful storyteller

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Radiant

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glowing, beaming, emitting heat

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Radical

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marked departure from the norm

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Rail

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to scold with bitter or abusive language

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Ramble

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to roam, wander, to babble, digress

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Rancor

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bitter hatred

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Rancorous

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bitter, hateful

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Rankle

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to cause anger and irritation

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Rapacious

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taking by force, driven by greed

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Rapt

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deeply absorbed

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Rarefy

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to make rare, thin, or less dense

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Rascal

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playful, mischievous person, a scoundrel

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Raspy

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rough, grating

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Ratify

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to approve formally

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Raucos

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harsh sounding

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Ravenous

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wildly eager to eat

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Raze

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to tear down, demolish

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Reactionary

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marked by extreme conservatism, especially in politics

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Reap

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to obtain a return, often a harvest

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Rebate

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deduction in amount to be paid

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Rebuff

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to bluntly reject

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Recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control

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Recall

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cancel, revoke, take back

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Recant

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to retract a statement or opinion

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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 into a previous behavior, especially criminal behavior

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Reckless

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careless, rash

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Recoil

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to pull back physically or emotionally

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Reconciliation

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the resolution of a dispute

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Recondite

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relating to obscure learning, known only to a few

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Recrimination

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counter accusation

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Rectitude

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moral uprightness

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Redress

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relief from wrong or injury

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Redundancy

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unnecessary repetition

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Refinement

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improvement, elegance

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Refract

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to deflect sound or light

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Refracted

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sharply bent

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Refurbish

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to renovate

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Refute

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to contradict, discredit

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Regale

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amuse

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Regurgitate

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rush, surge, or throw back

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Rehash

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bring forth again with no real change

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Reiterate

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to say or do again

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Rejoinder

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response

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Relapse

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regress

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Relegate

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to sent into exile, banish, assign

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Relevance

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pertinence to the matter at hand, applicability

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Relinquish

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to renounce or surrender something

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Relish

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to enjoy greatly

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Reluctant

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unwilling, opposing

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Rely

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be dependent, have confidence

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Remediable

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capable of being corrected

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Remiss

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negligent or carelessness about a job

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Remission

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a lessening of intensity or degree

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Remnant

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something left over, surviving a trace

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Remorseful

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feeling sorry for sins

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Remote

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distant, isolated

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Remuneration

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payment for goods or services or to recompense for losses

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Renovation

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making something new again

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Renunciation

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rejection of beliefs or preferences

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Repartee

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witty reply

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Repast

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meal or mealtime

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Repel

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to rebuff, repulse, disgust, offend

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Repentant

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apologetic, remorseful, guilty

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Replete

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abundantly supplied, complete

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Replicate

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to duplicate, repeat

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Repose

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relaxation, leisure

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Reprehensible

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blameworthy, disreputable

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Repress

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to restrain or hold in

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Reprieve

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postponement of a punishment

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Reprimand

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rebuke, adonish

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Reprobate

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morally unprincipled person

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Reprove

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to criticize or correct, usually in a gentle manner

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Repudiate

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to reject as having no authority

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Reputable

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honorable

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Requisition

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to demand the use of

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Requite

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to return or repay

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Rescind

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to repeal, cancel

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Reserve

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something put aside for future use

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Resilient

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able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck, able to bounce back to shape

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Resolute

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marked by firm determination

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Resource

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something that can be used

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Resplendent

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splendid, brilliant

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Restive

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impatient, uneasy, restless

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Restore

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reestablish, revive

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Restrained

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controlled, repressed

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Retain

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keep possession of

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Reticent

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not speaking freely, reserved

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Retinue

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group of attendants with an important person

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Retiring

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shy, modest, reserved

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Retort

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to answer quickly

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Retract

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to take back or draw in

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Retrench

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to cut down, to reduce

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Retroactive

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applying to an earlier time

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Revelry

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boisterous festivity

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Revere

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regard with awe

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Revile

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to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse

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Revive

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bring back to life, restore to use

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Revoke

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to annul, call back

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Rhapsody

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a state of overwhelming emotion

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Rhetoric

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the art of speaking or writing effectively, skill in the effective use of speach

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Rhetorical

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related to using language effectively

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Ribald

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humorous in a vulgar way

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Riddle

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to make many holes in, permeate

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Rife

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abundant prevalent especially to an increasing degree, filled with

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Rococo

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very highly ornamented; relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation

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Roster

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a record of names

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Rostrum

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an elevated platform for public speaking

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Rouse

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provoke, excite, stir

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Rout

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to conquer, chase off

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Rude

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crude, primitive, uncouth

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Ruminate

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contemplate, reflect on

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Rustic

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rural

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Ruthless

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merciless, compassionless