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reprimand.noun
a severe
or formal rebuke
reprimand, reprimanded,
reprimanding,
reprimands.transitive
verbs
to reprove severely, especially in a formal
or official way; admonish
rail,
railed,
railing,
rails.intransitive
verbs
to complain violently; to express objections or
criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language; to hurt another's fame
railer.noun
rampant.adjective
flourishing; widespread; spreading unchecked (the
weeds are rampant in his yard)
reprove, reproved,
reproving,
reproves.transitive
verbs
to speak to in disapproval; rebuke;
admonish;
to express disapproval of; rebuke censure;
to find fault with
reprovable.adjective
reprovingly.adverb
deserving reproof; blameworthy
reprover.noun
reproof
a reproving; a reproval;
rebuking;
censuring
reticence.noun
restrained or reserved in stylel; reluctant;
unwilling; inclined to keep one's
thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself
reticently.adverb
being reticent
reticent.adjective
reserved; taciturn
retribution.noun
deserved punishment for evil done; pay back
retributive, retributory.adjectives
revile.verb
inflected
form(s).reviled,
reviling
transitive verb senses.to
subject to verbal abuse;
vituperate
intransitive verb senses.to
use abusive language; rail
synonym.scold
revilement,
reviler.nouns
rude,
ruder, rudest.adjectives
lacking refinement, culture or elegance; unmannerly;
discourteous; a deliberate lack of respect for others; feelings and connotes
insolence
and impudence; impolite
rudeness.noun
rudely.adverb
relegate, relegated, relegating.transitive
verbs
to consign
to an inferior position; to refer,
commit
or hand over for decision or action; to exile
or banish
relegation.noun
synonym.commit
retort, retorted,
retorting,
retorts.verbs
transitive verb senses or use.to
reply, especially to answer; to return in kind; answer; to present a counterargument
to
intransitive verb senses or use.to
make a reply; to present a counterargument; to return like for like; retaliate
retort.noun
reply; the act or an instance of retorting
retorter.noun
radical.adjective
an atom or a group of atoms with at least one
unpaired electron; symbol R (see free
radical); rising from or going to a root or source; basic (a radical
flaw in a plan; chose the radical solution of starting all over again);
departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme (radical opinions
on education); favoring or effecting fundamental or revolutionary changes
in current practices, conditions, or institutions (radical political views)
radically.adverb
from the very origin or foundation; basically;
completely (as, radically mistaken)
readily.adverb
in a prompt, timely manner; promptly; easily;
in a cooperative manner; willingly; in a manner indicating or connoting
ease; without hesitation or
difficulty; quickly
reason.noun
the basis or motive
for an action, a decision, or a conviction; because; why; a declaration
made to explain or justify
an action, a decision, or a conviction (inquired about her reason for leaving);
an underlying fact or cause that provides logical
sense for a premise or an occurrence.(there
is reason to believe that he is not responsible); the capacity for logical,
rational
and analytic thought; intelligence;
good judgment; sound sense; a normal mental state; sanity (he has lost
his reason)
reason, reasoned,
reasoning,
reasons.intransitive
verbs
to use the faculty of reason; think logically;
to talk or argue logically and
persuasively
transitive verb use.to
determine or conclude by logical
thinking (reasoned out a solution to the problem); to persuade
or dissuade.(someone)
with reasons
reasoner.noun
by reason of.idiom
because of
in reason.idiom
with good sense or justification; reasonably
within reason.idiom
within the bounds of good sense or practicality
with reason.idiom
with good cause; justifiably
reasoning.noun
the drawing of inferences
from known or assumed facts; thinking
coherently
and
logically
reasonable.adjective
capable
of reasoning; rational.(a
reasonable person); soundthinking.(a
reasonable solution to the problem); being within the bounds of commonsense.(arrive
home at a reasonable hour so you can get enough sleep); not excessive
or extreme; fair (reasonable prices)
reasonability.or.reasonableness.noun
reasonably.adverb
resemble,
resembled,
resembling,
resembles.transitive
verbs
to be like or similar to in appearance or nature;
to exhibit similarity or likeness to
resembler.noun
revert,
reverted,
reverting,
reverts.intransitive
verbs
to return to a former condition, practice, subject,
or belief; return
reverter.noun
revertible, revertive.adjectives
resident.adjective
dwelling in a particular place; residing
resident.noun
a physician serving a period of residency; one
who resides in a particular place permanently or for an extended period
resurgence.noun
a rising again; resurging
resurgent.adjective
rising or tending to rise again
resurge.intransitive
verb
to rise again; revive; be resurrected
rife.adjective
frequently or commonly occurring;
widespread; prevalent; abundant;
plentiful; replete
rigor.noun
strictness or severity,
as in temperament, action,
or judgment; a harsh or trying
circumstance;
hardship; difficulty
rigorous.adjective
rigidly precise;
thoroughly accurate or exact
synonym.strict
rigorous.adjective
characterized
by or acting with rigor.(a
rigorous program to restore physical fitness; full of rigors; harsh.(a
rigorous climate); rigidly.accurate;
precise;
burdensome
rigorously.adverb
rigorousness.noun
rut.noun
the periodic sexual excitement of male deer, camels,
sheep, goats, etc., corresponding to estrus in the female
repeal,
repealed,
repealing,
repeals.transitive
verbs
to revoke
or
rescind, especially by an official
or formal act
repeal.noun
the act or process of repealing
repealable.adjective
repealer.noun
republic.noun.('we
the public'; 're public'.–.things
to do with the public)
a political order in which the supreme power lies
in a body of citizens who place into positions of responsibility, individuals
duly
elected by them; a nation that has such a political order such as the United
States
retain, retained,
retaining,
retains.transitive
verbs
to maintain possession of; keep; to keep or hold
in a particular place, condition, or position; to keep in mind; remember;
to hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee; to keep in
one's service or pay
retainability, retainment.nouns
retainable.adjective
retentive.adjective
having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining;
having the ability or capacity
to retain knowledge or information with ease (a retentive memory)
retentively.adverb
retentiveness.noun
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