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  1. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
    He was an excellent raconteur, and his stories had a stamp of their own which would have made them always and everywhere acceptable.
  2. radical
    a person who has revolutionary ideas or opinions
    In New York his society was composed of free elements altogether, come-outers, reformers, radicals of every description.
  3. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
    Once, long ago, award ceremonies were rather unruly and rambunctious affairs.
  4. ramification
    a consequence, especially one that causes complications
    Certainly when one gave the hideous experiment full thought, its possible angles of development, its many potential ramifications, were astounding in the extreme.
  5. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
    Poverty is rampant — much of the population lives on just a few dollars each day, according to recent estimates — and unemployment remains high.
  6. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
    They strove with heart and soul to establish the teachings by which divergent people might be brought together and no strife, rancor or hatred prevail.
  7. rapport
    a relationship of mutual understanding between people
    Ms. Tindall, 48, did not work for Mr. Stevens, but several people said they had a strong mutual respect and a warm rapport.
  8. rarefied
    of high moral or intellectual value
    It is hard to imagine many casual park visitors being captivated by the conceptual systems that gave rise to such rarefied abstractions.
  9. rationalization
    a defense mechanism explaining actions non-threateningly
    The people, she said in an e-mail message, “are tired of the same old rationalizations and excuses.”
  10. ravage
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
    The heaviest flooding in 50 years ravaged farms, automotive and electronics plants and is thought to have taken 800 lives.
  11. ravenous
    extremely hungry
    You know that makes them ravenous, and they'd eat him out of house and home in time.
  12. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
    Such questions are generally considered not to belong to the realm of positive physical science, but will before long be annexed to its domain.
  13. reap
    get or derive
    Every new plaza the city opens, like the recent one on Gansevoort Street, instantly fills up; local shop owners reap the benefits.
  14. rebellious
    resisting control or authority
    Their founders also tend to be rebellious types who enjoy challenging authority.
  15. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    But analysts at banks and brokerages noted that Putin, known for his sharp rebukes of tycoons, avoided direct criticism of the company's owners.
  16. rebuttal
    the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary argument
    If one candidate specifically criticizes another in an answer, the victimized candidate is generally given rebuttal time.
  17. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    The officials of the state banks especially proved recalcitrant and refused to surrender Government moneys.
  18. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
    But he quickly recanted and later denied having made the statement at all.
  19. recapitulate
    summarize briefly
    He then recapitulated, with rapid but accurate detail, the principal circumstances of my story, bestowing some brief comment on each as he went.
  20. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
    So successful is Buffalo's Veterans Court that it boasts a zero recidivism rate -- none of the participants have been rearrested and returned.
  21. recipient
    a person to whom something is sent, given, or awarded
    The society left open the possibility of transplanting hearts into patients over age 70, as long as recipients were otherwise in very good health.
  22. reciprocate
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
    He took some pains, moreover, to reciprocate the civilities he had received, by entertaining his hosts in return.
  23. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
    He must not continue to withdraw himself from their society, they urged, and live the life of a recluse and hermit.
  24. recoil
    draw back, as with fear or pain
    The Reverend Mr. Prattleton literally recoiled at the words, and staggered back a few steps in his dismay.
  25. recommence
    begin again
    He was released under the first declaration of indulgence; but as he instantly recommenced his preaching, he was arrested again.
  26. recompense
    payment or reward, as for service rendered
    In 1830, the United States government made a large grant of lands to his heirs as a further recompense for his military services.
  27. reconcile
    bring into consonance or accord
    They split up two weeks later, then reconciled, then split up again.
  28. recondite
    difficult to understand
    On both sides of Lamb, however, there lie literatures more difficult, more recondite.
  29. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
    This 38 metre-long remotely operated airship is designed to carry communications and monitoring equipment for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
  30. recrimination
    mutual accusations
    But despite calls for national unity to face this challenge, Mexico's politicians keep slinging mud and trading mutual recriminations over who is to blame.
  31. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
    You must be morally upright and of steadfast rectitude.
  32. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
    Then implacable and dangerous pursuits, redoubtable struggles, were the order of their days and nights.
  33. redress
    act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
    Some efforts at redress were made; but the remedy proved ineffectual, and the discontent of the Indians increased with every year.
  34. refined
    cultivated and genteel
    You have seen him becoming more refined and careful day by day, more carefully dressed, less clumsy in the ways and methods of social life.
  35. refulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
    Through the same clear mirror La Fayette saw the sun of freedom reflecting its refulgent rays over Columbia's prolific land.
  36. refurbish
    improve the appearance or functionality of
    She said Kimpton had refurbished many guest rooms to include bigger desks with improved lighting and an ergonomic rolling chair, rather than an armchair.
  37. refutation
    the act of determining that something is false
    Whatever falsehoods the counsel for the Crown may advance, and the witnesses swear to, shall meet neither denial nor refutation from me.
  38. regime
    the governing authority of a political unit
    “Today in the world there is no place for authoritarian administrations, one-party rule, closed regimes,” he said.
  39. regress
    get worse or fall back to a previous condition
    Instead of getting better, the team has regressed.
  40. reiterate
    say, state, or perform again
    He reiterated the previous rules but added an extra rule related to screen size, measured in inches.
  41. rejuvenate
    return to life; get or give new life or energy
    Refresh, renew, rejuvenate yourself by play and pleasant recreation.
  42. relapse
    a failure to maintain a higher state
    With no cure in hand, the goal for most patients with multiple myeloma is to keep treating relapses as long as treatments are available.
  43. relegate
    assign to a lower position
    Far from basking in a starring role, New York is relegated once again to the bleachers.
  44. relent
    give in, as to influence or pressure
    Mr. Ponomaryov said he initially resisted the inclusion of nationalist leaders, but relented when members agreed to sign a pact denouncing xenophobia and racism.
  45. relentless
    never-ceasing
    “It’s just been relentless, just nonstop,” city spokesman Allen Marquette said Monday.
Created on Sun Feb 23 22:32:08 EST 2020

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