REDUNDANT
(ADJ) BEYOND WHAT IS NEEDED; UNNECESSARILY REPETITIOUS
IN THE PHRASE “REPEAT AGAIN” THE WORD “AGAIN” IS USUALLY REDUNDANT.
REFORM
(V) TO CHANGE OR CORRECT
TIA MARIA TORRES HELPS PATROLEES TO REFORM BY HELPING THEM TO LEARN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO FIND A GOOD JOB.
REFUTE
(V) TO CONTRADICT; DISPROVE
THE ARGUMENT THAT A SMALL COUNTRY WITH FEW NATURAL RESOURCES CANNOT BECOME A RICH COUNTRY IS REFUTED BY THE EXAMPLE OF SINGAPORE.
REGRESS
(V) TO MOVE BACKWARD; RETURN TO AN EARLIER FORM
WHEN ADULTS ARE UNDER STRESS, THEY SOMETIMES REGRESS TO CHILDISH BEHAVIOR.
RELEGATE
(V) TO PUT IN AN INFERIOR POSITION
PAUL’S POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE FINAL HISTORY EXAM RELEGATED HIM TO THE AIS CLASS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
RELEVANT
(ADJ) REFERRING TO THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION
AN IMPORTANT JOB OF A JUDGE IS TO DETERMINE WHAT TESTIMONY IS RELEVANT IN EACH PARTICULAR CASE.
REMEDY
(V) TO CURE; CORRECT
FREQUENTLY, THE BEST REMEDY FOR WHAT AILS US IS A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP.
REMORSELESS
(ADJ) HAVING NO PITY; RELENTLESS
THE ADVANCE OF THE LAVA TOWARD THE TOWN WAS REMORELESS.
RENAISSANCE
(N) REBIRTH; REVIVAL
The Renaissance was a great time for art, the sciences, and innovation of all kinds.
RENOUNCE
(V) TO GIVE UP OR REJECT A RIGHT OR TITLE
THE WINNER OF THE LOTTERY RENOUNCED HER RIGHT TO THE MONEY BECAUSE SHE FELT SHE DID NOT DESERVE IT.
REPLICATE
(V) TO DUPLICATE; REPEAT
SCIEINTISTS MUST BE ABLE TO REPLICATE EXPERIMENTS BEFORE RESULTS FROM THEM CAN BE ACCEPTED.
REPRESS
(V) TO RESTRAIN; HOLD BACK
MARY HAD REPRESSED HER CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF THE TRAGEDY FOR 30 YEARS BEFORE LETTING IT OUT IN A COUSELING SESSION.
REPREHENSIBLE
(ADJ) BLAMEWORTHY; DISREPUTABLE
MURDER IS A REPREHENSIBLE ACT THAT IS SERIOUSLY PUNISHED IN EVERY SOCIETY.
REPRIMAND
(V) TO SCOLD
THE PRINCIPAL REPRIMANDED THE STUDENT FOR CAUSING A DISTURBANCE OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL.
REPROVE
(V) TO CRITICIZE; CORRECT
THE WRITER WAS REPROVED BY CRITICS FOR USING A PASSAGE FROM ANOTHER WORK WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
REPUDIATE
(V) TO REJECT
MR. JONES REPUDIATED THE ACCUSATION THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.
RETICENT
(ADJ) NOT SPEAKING FREELY; RESERVED
JULIE BECAME RETICENT WHEN SHE WAS ASKED TO TELL THE STORY OF HER PAST.
RETRACT
(V) TO TAKE BACK
ONCE AN INSULT HAS PASSED A PERSON’S LIPS, IT CANNOT BE RETRACTED.
REVERE
(V) TO WORSHIP; REGARD WITH AWE
BUDDHA IS REVERED BY HINDUS AS WELL AS BY BUDDHISTS.
REVOKE
(V) TO CANCEL; CALL BACK
PETER’S DRIVING WAS SO POOR THAT HIS LICENSE WAS REVOKED.
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