Vocab R Flashcards by Michone Bretfeld | Brainscape

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Raconteur

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n. a skilled storyteller

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Raiment

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n. clothes

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Rancorous

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adj. unpleasantly loud and harsh

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Raze

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v. to tear down

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Rebuke

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v. to sharply criticize or reprimand

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Rebut

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v. to prove false using evidence

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Recalcitrant

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adj. stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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Recondite

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adj. difficult to understand without special knowledge

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Redoubtable

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adj. worthy of fear and respect

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Redress

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v. to correct or relieve

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Refulgent

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adj. radiant; shining

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Refute

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v. to prove to be false; to deny as true

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Rejoinder

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n. a response

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Relegate

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v. to assign to a less important position; to demote

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Remiss

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adj. careless and neglectful

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Remuneration

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n. payment

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Renounce

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v. to give up; to turn away from

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Repast

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n. a meal

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Replete

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adj. filled; complete

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Repose

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n. state of calmness; peace

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Reprehensible

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adj. deserving of punishment

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Reproach

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v. to blame; to express criticism towards

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Repudiate

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v. to reject

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Repugnant

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adj. offensive

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Requite

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b. to repay or retaliate

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Rescind

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v. to revoke or repeal

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Restive

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adj. nervous; restless; impatient with authority

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Reticent

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adj. inclined to keep quiet and private

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Revere

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v. to regard with respect and awe

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Reviler

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n. a person who uses abusive language

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Rhapsodize

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v. to talk with great enthusiasm

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Rhetoric

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n. skill in using language to persuade; empty talk

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Ribald

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adj. vulgar

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Rococo

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adj. ornate style in language, music, ect