Word Smart: word list 73-74

M.Hasan (Bangladesh)
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  1. respite
    a pause from doing something
  2. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  3. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
  4. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  5. rigorous
    strict; allowing no deviation from a standard
  6. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  7. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  8. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  9. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  10. inclusive
    encompassing much or everything
  11. occlusive
    tending to occlude
  12. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  13. preclusive
    made impossible
  14. brisance
    the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
  15. nuisance
    anything that disturbs, endangers life, or is offensive
  16. obeisance
    bending the head or body in reverence or submission
  17. pleasance
    a pleasant and secluded part of a garden
  18. conversance
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  19. impuissance
    powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
  20. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  21. misfeasance
    doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
  22. nonfeasance
    a failure to act when under an obligation to do so
  23. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
  24. complaisance
    a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others
  25. avaricious
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
Created on Tue Oct 08 21:12:56 EDT 2013

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