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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. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
    Once, long ago, award ceremonies were rather unruly and rambunctious affairs.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.”
  6. ravenous
    extremely hungry
    You know that makes them ravenous, and they'd eat him out of house and home in time.
  7. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  8. 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.
  9. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    The officials of the state banks especially proved recalcitrant and refused to surrender Government moneys.
  10. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
    But he quickly recanted and later denied having made the statement at all.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. reconcile
    bring into consonance or accord
    They split up two weeks later, then reconciled, then split up again.
  17. recondite
    difficult to understand
    On both sides of Lamb, however, there lie literatures more difficult, more recondite.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
    You must be morally upright and of steadfast rectitude.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. reiterate
    say, state, or perform again
    He reiterated the previous rules but added an extra rule related to screen size, measured in inches.
  24. rejuvenate
    return to life; get or give new life or energy
    Refresh, renew, rejuvenate yourself by play and pleasant recreation.
  25. relegate
    assign to a lower position
    Far from basking in a starring role, New York is relegated once again to the bleachers.
  26. 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.
  27. relentless
    never-ceasing
    “It’s just been relentless, just nonstop,” city spokesman Allen Marquette said Monday.
  28. relevance
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
    Our hypothesis is that kids will be more interested in science and technology when they see its relevance to their own lives.
  29. relish
    spicy or savory condiment
    But relish gets no such respect in the food world, Mr. Levine said: “I think sweet relish has become the forgotten condiment.”
  30. remediate
    set straight or right
    "We have made clear that losses associated with improperly executed foreclosures will not be eligible for loss-share arrangements until problems are appropriately remediated," she said.
  31. reminiscent
    serving to bring to mind
    Major deals were completed in Turkey last year and new funds are emerging on a scale reminiscent of the boom times of 2007.
  32. remote
    inaccessible and sparsely populated
    In remote and isolated Manipur, blockades ensure that what little commercial life there is gets choked off.
  33. renegade
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
    This community seemed to be composed of renegades and outlaws from several other communities.
  34. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
    But companies often reneged on contracts, German says, and the promised jobs never materialized.
  35. renounce
    turn away from; give up
    Because my father having renounced his faith, and my mother being uncertain of hers, they had no particular creed to hold us to.
  36. repertoire
    the range of skills in a particular field or occupation
    In Connecticut, Nelson expanded his repertoire, working on his technique and stamina.
  37. repudiate
    reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
    Repudiating the king's claim to unconditional obedience, they declared the Regulating Act unconstitutional, and called on all officers under it to resign their places.
  38. reputable
    held in high esteem and honor
    Youngsters, who might be expected to embrace new ways of doing things, must therefore publish in existing, reputable journals if they want recognition and promotion.
  39. restive
    impatient especially under restriction or delay
    The king kept her away from all active warfare, and she grew restive and impatient with her life of inaction.
  40. resurgence
    bringing again into activity and prominence
    The controversy, however, was by no means ended, and around 1704 it flared again in a resurgence of attacks upon the stage.
  41. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like
    He said, generally speaking, those who sue him are "retaliating" for lawsuits he filed against them.
  42. retort
    answer back
    "Ay, the men see to that!" retorted the good lady, getting the last word and going away delighted.
  43. retrench
    make a reduction, as in one's workforce
    Is it, like Channel 4, retrenching into TV programming, cutting back any online project not related to core TV programming?
  44. revelation
    an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
    Then, as revelations of gamblers’ dealings with local players became public, L.I.U. lost four consecutive games, all on the road.
  45. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
    Thunder reverberating through the mountains awakened hoarse echoes on every side.
  46. revile
    spread negative information about
    Acosta will continue working in Venezuela’s foreign service despite, he added, saying she remained an honorable professional despite being “verbally attacked, reviled, demonized.”
  47. revolutionize
    change radically
    “He revolutionized the way of seeing nature and as a result completely changed how other artists approached landscape painting.”
  48. rigorous
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
    Consumer advocates pushed for more rigorous regulation, saying that the institutions responsible for wrecking the economy need strict supervision.
  49. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
    Despite the good news, many economists caution that continued deep declines in the unemployment rate will require more robust economic growth.
  50. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
    The simpler processes must, from their earliest rudimentary beginnings, have been leading up to the later and more complex.
  51. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
    Graceful farms with white picket fences and horses grazing dot the rural landscape, as do hunting shacks.
  52. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
    Beautiful high-resolution photographs of farm animals on a rustic background, which produce their respective noises when prodded.
Created on Fri Mar 06 10:51:09 EST 2020

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