Vocabulary List 25

Question 1

Rejuvenate

Answer 1

V.

Make young again

Question 2

Relegate

Answer 2

V.

Banish; consign to inferior position

Question 3

Relevancy

Answer 3

N.

Pertinence; reference to the case at hand

Question 4

Relinquish

Answer 4

V.

Abandon

Question 5

Relish

Answer 5

V.

Savor; enjoy

Question 6

Remediable

Answer 6

Adj.

Reparable

Question 7

Remedial

Answer 7

Adj.

Curative; corrective

Question 8

Reminiscence

Answer 8

N.

Recollection

Question 9

Remiss

Answer 9

Adj.

Negligent

Question 10

Remnant

Answer 10

N.

Remainder

Question 11

Remonstrate

Answer 11

V.

Protest

Question 12

Remunerative

Answer 12

Adj.

Compensating; rewarding

Question 13

Rend

Answer 13

V.

Split; tear apart

Question 14

Render

Answer 14

V.

Deliver; provide; represent

Question 15

Rendezvous

Answer 15

N.

Meeting place

Question 16

Renegade

Answer 16

N.

Deserter; apostate

Question 17

Renounce

Answer 17

V.

Abandon; discontinue; disown; repudiate

Question 18

Renovate

Answer 18

V.

Restore to good condition; renew

Question 19

Renunciation

Answer 19

N.

Giving up; renouncing

Question 20

Reparable

Answer 20

Adj.

Capable of being repaired

Question 21

Reparation

Answer 21

N.

Amends; compensation

Question 22

Repartee

Answer 22

N.

Clever reply

Question 23

Repellent

Answer 23

Adj.

Driving away; unattractive

Question 24

Repercussion

Answer 24

N.

Rebound; reverberation; reaction

Question 25

Repertoire

Answer 25

N. List of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present

Question 26

Replenish

Answer 26

V. Fill up again

Question 27

Replete

Answer 27

Adj. Filled to capacity; abundantly supplied

Question 28

Replica

Answer 28

N. Copy

Question 29

Repository

Answer 29

N. Storehouse

Question 30

Reprehensible

Answer 30

Adj. Deserving blame

Question 31

Reprieve

Answer 31

N. Temporary stay

Question 32

Reprimand

Answer 32

V. Reprove severely

Question 33

Reprisal

Answer 33

N. Retaliation

Question 34

Reprobation

Answer 34

N. Severe disapproval

Question 35

Repudiate

Answer 35

V. Disown; disavow

Question 36

Repugnance

Answer 36

N. Loathing

Question 37

Requiem

Answer 37

N. Mass for the dead; dirge

Question 38

Requisite

Answer 38

N. Necessary requirement

Question 39

Requite

Answer 39

V. Repay; revenge

Question 40

Rescind

Answer 40

V. Cancel

Question 41

Rescission

Answer 41

N. Abrogation; annulment

Question 42

Resonant

Answer 42

Adj. Echoing; resounding; possessing resonance

Question 43

Respite

Answer 43

N. Delay in punishment; interval of relief; rest

Question 44

Resplendent

Answer 44

Adj. Brilliant; lustrous

Question 45

Responsiveness

Answer 45

N. State of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.

Question 46

Restitution

Answer 46

N. Reparation

Question 47

Restive

Answer 47

Adj. Unmanageable; fretting under control

Question 48

Resuscitate

Answer 48

V. Revive

Question 49

Retaliate

Answer 49

V. Repay in kind (usually for bad treatment)

Question 50

Retentive

Answer 50

Adj. Holding; having a good memory

Question 51

Reticence

Answer 51

N. Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to be silent

Question 52

Retinue

Answer 52

N. Following; attendants

Question 53

Retraction

Answer 53

N. Withdrawal

Question 54

Retribution

Answer 54

N. Vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses

Question 55

Retrieve

Answer 55

V. Recover; find and being in

Question 56

Retroactive

Answer 56

Adj. Of a law which dates back to a period before its enactment

Question 57

Retrograde

Answer 57

V. Going backwards; degenerating

Question 58

Retrospective

Answer 58

Adj. Looking back on the past

Question 59

Revelry

Answer 59

N. Boisterous merrymaking

Question 60

Reverberate

Answer 60

V. Echo; resound

Question 61

Reverie

Answer 61

N. Daydream; musing

Question 62

Revile

Answer 62

V. Slander; vilify

Question 63

Revulsion

Answer 63

N. Sudden violent change of feeling; reaction

Question 64

Rhapsodize

Answer 64

V. To speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner

Question 65

Rhetoric

Answer 65

N. Art of effective communication; insincere language

Question 66

Rheumy

Answer 66

Adj. Pertaining to a discharge from nose and eyes

Question 67

Ribald

Answer 67

Adj. Wanton; profane

Question 68

Rife

Answer 68

Adj. Abundant; current

Question 69

Rift

Answer 69

N. Opening; break

Question 70

Rigor

Answer 70

N. Severity

Question 71

Rime

Answer 71

N. White frost

Question 72

Risible

Answer 72

Adj. Inclined to laugh; ludicrous

Question 73

Risqué

Answer 73

Adj. Verging upon improper; off-color

Question 74

Roan

Answer 74

Adj. Brown mixed with gray or white

Question 75

Robust

Answer 75

Adj. Vigorous; strong

Question 76

Rococo

Answer 76

Adj. Ornate; highly decorated

Question 77

Roll

Answer 77

V. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment

Question 78

Roseate

Answer 78

Adj. Rosy; optimistic

Question 79

Rostrum

Answer 79

N. Platform for speech-making; pulpit