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| ruminate |
to contemplate, reflect upon |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:09:18 GMT |
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| ruffled |
irritated |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:09:18 GMT |
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| rue |
to regret; to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born. |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:09:18 GMT |
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| rotund |
round in shape; fat |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:09:18 GMT |
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| rostrum |
stage for public speaking, pulpit |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:09:18 GMT |
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| rooted |
to have an origin or base |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:09:18 GMT |
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| root |
(v) to dig with a snout (like a pig) |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:09:18 GMT |
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| roil |
to disturb or cause disorder; to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment; to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay. |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:09:18 GMT |
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| risque |
bordering on being inappropriate or indecent |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:09:18 GMT |
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| riposte |
a retort; a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult. |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:13:20 GMT |
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| rift |
an open space; to divide |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:53:13 GMT |
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| rife |
widespread, prevelent: Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities; abundant |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:53:13 GMT |
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| riddle |
to make many holes in; permeate: Your argument is riddled with errors; a puzzling question, problem, or matter. |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:53:13 GMT |
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| ribald |
humorous in a vulgar way, scurrilous |
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anahitb Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:53:13 GMT |
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| relent |
to become gentler in attitude: The army will not relent in its fight against terrorism. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:36 GMT |
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| relegate |
to assign to a class, especially to an inferior one: At the astrology conference, Simon was relegated to the Scorpio room. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:36 GMT |
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| rejoinder |
response: That character is tough, likable, and never without a witty rejoinder. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or condition: reestablish a person's good reputation |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| regress |
to move backward; revert to an earlier form or state |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| regimen |
government rule; systematic plan |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| regard |
high esteem; Cats regard people as warm-blooded furniture. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| regal |
magnificent, splendid, fit for ryalty: He had handsome eyes, looked like a man who supremely believed in himself, and carried himself with a regal bearing. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| refractory |
obstinately resistant, e.g. a refractory child; |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| refectory |
room where meals are served, especially in a college, religious, or other institution. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| redress |
relief from wrong or injury |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| rectitude |
moral uprightness |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| rectify |
to correct |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| recreant |
disloyal; cowardly, renogade |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| recount |
to describe facts or events: For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| reclusive |
shu off from the world; recluse: a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| recidivism |
tendency to repeat previous behavior; repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| receptive |
open to others' ideas, able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.: a receptive mind; congenial |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| recapitulate |
to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize: The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| rebuke |
to reprimand, scold; sharp, stern disapproval; reproof |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| rebuff |
blunt rejection: He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| rebarbative |
irritating; repellent |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| reactionary |
marked by extreme conservatism, of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, esp. extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| raw |
vulgar and coarse, being in a natural condition; not processed or refined: raw wool |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| ravine |
deep, narrow gorge |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:35 GMT |
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| ravenous |
extremely hungry |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| ravage |
to destroy, devastate: to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
Harriet came home to discover her home had been ravaged and all her jewelry was gone |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| raucous |
harsh-sounding: raucous laughter; boisterous and disorderly: the raucous give and take of American democracy |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rationale |
line of reasoning |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| ratiocination |
methodical, the process of logical reasoning |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| ratify |
to approve formally, confirm |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rash |
careless, hasty, reckless: There has been a rash of vandalism lately. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rapt |
deeply absorbed |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rapproachement |
having a cordial ralationship; an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rapacious |
dgreedy; predatory |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rant |
to harangue, rave, forcefully scold |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rankling |
causing persistent irritation or resentment. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rancor |
bitter hatred, resentment, or ill will |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rancid |
spoiled, rotten |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| ramshakle |
likely to collapse; rickety; shaky: a ramshackle house; |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| ramification |
implication, outgrowth, or consequence: A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement: the ramifications of a court decision. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| ramble |
to roam, wander, to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
; to babble, digress; to babble, digress: The speaker rambled on with anecdote after anecdote. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rally |
to assemble; recover, recuperate: The general rallied his scattered army; to come together for common action or effort: The disunited party rallied in time for the election campaign. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| raillery |
lighthearted jesting; good-humored ridicule; banter. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| rail |
to scold with bitter or abusive language; to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation (often fol. by at or against ): to rail at fate. |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| raging |
violent, wild |
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anahitb Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:35:13 GMT |
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| raconteur |
witty, skillful storyteller, a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly |
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