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resilience.noun
the ability to recover quickly from illness, change,
or misfortune; buoyancy; the property of a material that enables it to
resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed;
elasticity; note the word is 're silence' or to be in silence again - meditation,
prayer, contemplation
resilient.adjective
marked
by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune; capable of returning
to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed; flexible
resiliently.adverb
requiem.noun
Roman Catholic Church –-mass
for a deceased person; a musical composition for such a mass; ahymn, composition,
or service for the dead
Rotherham-an
accurate translation of the Bible into English
recognize, recognized,
recognizing,
recognizes.transitive
verbs
to know again
recognizable.adjective
recognizably.adverb
recognizer.noun
recognition.noun
an acceptance as true or valid, as of a claim
(a recognition of their civil rights); attention or favorable notice (she
received recognition for her many achievements); the act of recognizing
or condition of being recognized; an awareness that something perceived
has been perceived before
recognitory or recognitive.adjective
repugnance.noun
extreme dislike or aversion
repugnant.adjective
arousing disgust
or aversion; offensive or repulsive (morally repugnant behavior)
repugnantly.adverb
recompense
(also
recompence),
recompensed
(also
recompenced),
recompensing
(also
recompencing),
recompenses
(also
recompences).transitive
verbs
to award compensation
to (recompensed the victims of the accident); to award compensation for;
make a return for (recompensed their injuries)
recompensing,
recompence.nouns
amends
made, as for damage or loss; payment in return for something; to compensate
reparation.noun
the act or process of repairing or the condition
of being repaired; the act or process of making amends;
expiation;
something done or paid to compensate or make amends; compensation or remuneration
required from a defeated nation as indemnity for damage or injury during
a war
rigid.adjective
not flexible or pliant;
stiff; not moving; fixed; marked by a lack of flexibility; rigorous
and exacting (rigidly following the plans, he was able to reproduce the
results); scrupulously maintained
or performed (rigid discipline)
rigidly.adverb
rigidness.noun
repent,
repented,
repenting,
repents.verbs
intransitive
verb use.to feel remorse,
contrition, or self reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be
contrite; to feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind
regarding it: repented of intemperate behavior; to make a change for the
better as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins
transitive verb use.to
feel regret or self-reproach for
(repent one's sins; to cause to feel remorse or regret)
repenter.noun
regiment.noun
a military unit of ground troops consisting
of at least two battalions, usually
commanded by a colonel
regiment, regimented,
regimenting,
regiments.transitive
verbs
to form into a regiment; to put into systematic
order; systematize; to subject
to uniformity and rigid order
regimental.adjective
regimentally.adverb
regimentation.noun
reduce, reduced,
reducing,
reduces.verbs
transitive verb use.to
bring down, as in extent, amount,
or degree; diminish;
decrease; to thin (paint) with a solvent; to lower the price of; to put
in order or arrange systematically
intransitive verb use.to
become diminished; to lose weight,
as by dieting
reducer, reducibility.nouns
reducible.adjective
reducibly.adverb
repose.noun
the act of resting or the state of being at rest;
freedom from worry; peace of mind; calmness; tranquility;
rest
repose, reposed,
reposing,
reposes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
lay (oneself) down; to rest or relax
intransitive verb use.to
lie at rest
reposal, reposer.noun
repose, reposed,
reposing,
reposes.transitive
verbs
to place (trust, for example) in (the nation had
reposed its hopes in a single man)
reposit, reposited,
repositing,
reposits.transitive
verbs
to put away; store
reposition.noun
repository.noun,.plural.repositories
a place where things may be put for safekeeping;
a warehouse; a museum
retrospective.adjective
looking back on, contemplating,
or directed to the past
retrospective.noun
an extensive exhibition or performance of the
work of an artist over a period of years
retrospectively.adverb
refuse, refused,
refusing,
refuses.verbs
transitive verb use.to
indicate
unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow (was refused admittance due
to inappropriate dress; refused
the controversial medical
treatment); to indicate unwillingness
to do something (refused to stoop
to dishonesty)
intransitive verb use.to
decline
to do, accept, give, or allow something
refuse.noun
items or material discarded
or rejected as useless or worthless; trash or rubbish
refuser.noun
reject, rejected,
rejecting,
rejects.transitive
verbs
to refuse to accept, submit
to, believe, or make use of
reject.noun
one that has been rejected (a reject from the
varsity team; a tire that is a reject)
rejecter.or.rejector.noun
rejective.adjective
retard, retarded,
retarding,
retards.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede
intransitive verb use.to
be delayed
retard.noun
a slowing down or hindering
of progress; a delay
retarder.noun
rumor.noun
unverified
information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth; hearsay
rumor, rumored,
rumoring,
rumors.transitive
verbs
to spread or tell by rumor
romance.noun
ardent
emotional attachment between people, especially that characterized
by a high level of purity and devotion; love (they found the magic which
kept the romance alive in their marriage without interruption); a love
affair with; a strong attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm
for something (a romance with the sea); a somewhat mysterious or fascinating
quality or appeal, as of something adventurous, heroic, or uniquely
beautiful (old cars and older women have a fascinating depth to them)
romance, romanced,
romancing,
romances.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
think or behave in a romantic manner; to invent, write, or tell romances
transitive verb use.to
make love to; court or woo; to have a love affair with
romancer.noun
rung.noun
a rod or bar forming a step of a ladder; a crosspiece
between the legs of a chair
rung.verb
past
participle of ring
ring, rang,
rung,
ringing,
rings.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
give forth a clear, resonant sound;
to cause something to ring; to sound a bell in order to summon
someone (I'll ring for the maid); to have a sound or character suggestive
of a particular quality (a story that rings true); to be filled with sound;
resound.(the
room rang with the laughter of happy children); to hear a persistent
humming or buzzing (her ears were ringing from the sound of the loud music);
to be filled with talk or rumor (the whole town rang with the news of growth)
transitive verb use.to
cause (a bell, for example) to ring; to produce a sound by or as if by
ringing; to announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing (a clock
that rings the hour); to call (someone) on the telephone (she rang me at
noon); to test a coin, for example, for quality by the sound it produces
when struck against something
ring.noun
the sound created by a bell or another sonorous,
vibrating object; a loud sound, especially one that is repeated or continued;
a telephone call (give me a ring when you get home)
ring up.phrasal
verb
to record, especially by means of a cash register
(ring up a sale); to accomplish or achieve; win (rang up several victories)
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