Vocab: R Flashcards

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Rail

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To scold with bitter or abusive language

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Raconteur

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Witty, skillful storyteller

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Raiment

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Clothing

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Ramification

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Implication; outgrowth; consequence

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Rarefied

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Refined

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Rationale

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Fundamental reason

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Rebus

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Puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

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Recalcitrant

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Resisting authority or control

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Recant

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To retract a statement or opinion

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Recluse

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Person who lived in seclusion and often in solitude

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Recondite

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Abstruse; profound

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Redoubtable

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Formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect

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Refractory

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Stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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Refulgent

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Brightly shining; resplendent

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Refute

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To contradict; disprove

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Regale

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To entertain

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Relegate

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To consign to an inferior position

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Remonstrate

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To object or protest

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Renege

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To go back in one’s word

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Reparation

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Amends; compensation

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Repine

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Fret; complain

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Reprise

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Repetition, especially of a piece of music

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Reproach

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To find fault with; blame

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Reprobate

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Morally unprincipled person

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Repudiate

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To reject as having no authority

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Rescind

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To cancel

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Resolution

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Determination; resolve

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Resolve

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Determination; firmness of purpose

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Reticent

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Not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

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Reverent

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Expressing deep respect; worshipful

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Riposte

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A retaliatory action or retort

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Rococo

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Excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of architecture in eighteenth-century Europe

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Rubric

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Title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol

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Rue

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To regret

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Ruse

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Trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge