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rationalize
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v. to offer reasons for; account for
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raucous
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adj. disagreeable to the sense of hearing; harsh
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realm
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n. an area; sphere of activity
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rebuff
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n. an abrupt, blunt refusal
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recession
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n. withdrawal; depression
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reciprocal
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adj. mutual; having the same relationship to each other
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recluse
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n. solitary and shut off from society
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recondite
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adj. beyond the grasp of ordinary understanding
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redundant
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adj. repetitious; unnecessary
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refute
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v. challenge; disprove
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regal
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adj. royal; grand
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reiterate
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v. repeat; to state again
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relegate
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v. banish; put to a lower position
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relevant
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adj. of concern; significant
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relinquish
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v. to let go; abandon
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renascence
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n. a new birth; revival
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render
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v. deliver; provide; to give up a possesion
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replica
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n. copy; representation
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reprehensible
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adj. wicked; disgraceful
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reprobate
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adj. 1.vicious; unprincipled; 2. v. to disapprove with detestation
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repudiate
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v. reject; cancel
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repugnant
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adj. inclined to disobey or oppose
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rescind
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v. retract; discard
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respite
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n. recess; rest period
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reticent
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adj. reserved; silent; shy
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retroaction
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n. an action elicited by a stimulus
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reverie
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n. the condition of being unaware of one's surroundings; trance
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rhetorical
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adj. having to do with verbal communication
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ribald
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adj. characterized by coarse joking or mocking
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rigor
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n. severity
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rivet
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v. to fasten, fix, or hold firmly
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rummage
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v. search thoroughly
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saga
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n. a legend; story
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sagacious
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adj. wise; cunning
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salient
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adj. noticable; prominent
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salubrious
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adj. favorable to health
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salvage
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v. rescue from loss
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sanction
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n. 1.support; encouragement; 2. something which makes a rule binding
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sanguine
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adj. 1. optimistic; cheerful 2. red
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sardonic
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adj. bitterly ironic
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satiric
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adj. indulging in the use of ridicule or sarcasm to expose or attack vice, folly, etc.
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saturate
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v. soak thoroughly; drench
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saturnine
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adj. heavy; grave; gloomy
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saunter
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v. to walk at a leisurely pace; stroll
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savor
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v. to receive pleasure from; enjoy
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scrupulous
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adj. honorable; exact
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seethe
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v. to be in a state of emotional turmoil; to become angry
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serrated
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adj. having a saw-toothed edge
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servile
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adj. slavish; groveling
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shoddy
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adj. of inferious quality; cheap
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