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Cards Term rationalize Definition v. to offer reasons for; account for Term raucous Definition adj. disagreeable to the sense of hearing; harsh Term realm Definition n. an area; sphere of activity Term rebuff Definition n. an abrupt, blunt refusal Term recession Definition n. withdrawal; depression Term reciprocal Definition adj. mutual; having the same relationship to each other Term recluse Definition n. solitary and shut off from society Term recondite Definition adj. beyond the grasp of ordinary understanding Term redundant Definition adj. repetitious; unnecessary Term refute Definition v. challenge; disprove Term regal Definition adj. royal; grand Term reiterate Definition v. repeat; to state again Term relegate Definition v. banish; put to a lower position Term relevant Definition adj. of concern; significant Term relinquish Definition v. to let go; abandon Term renascence Definition n. a new birth; revival Term render Definition v. deliver; provide; to give up a possesion Term replica Definition n. copy; representation Term reprehensible Definition adj. wicked; disgraceful Term reprobate Definition adj. 1.vicious; unprincipled; 2. v. to disapprove with detestation Term repudiate Definition v. reject; cancel Term repugnant Definition adj. inclined to disobey or oppose Term rescind Definition v. retract; discard Term respite Definition n. recess; rest period Term reticent Definition adj. reserved; silent; shy Term retroaction Definition n. an action elicited by a stimulus Term reverie Definition n. the condition of being unaware of one's surroundings; trance Term rhetorical Definition adj. having to do with verbal communication Term ribald Definition adj. characterized by coarse joking or mocking Term rigor Definition n. severity Term rivet Definition v. to fasten, fix, or hold firmly Term rummage Definition v. search thoroughly Term saga Definition n. a legend; story Term sagacious Definition adj. wise; cunning Term salient Definition adj. noticable; prominent Term salubrious Definition adj. favorable to health Term salvage Definition v. rescue from loss Term sanction Definition n. 1.support; encouragement; 2. something which makes a rule binding Term sanguine Definition adj. 1. optimistic; cheerful 2. red Term sardonic Definition adj. bitterly ironic Term satiric Definition adj. indulging in the use of ridicule or sarcasm to expose or attack vice, folly, etc. Term saturate Definition v. soak thoroughly; drench Term saturnine Definition adj. heavy; grave; gloomy Term saunter Definition v. to walk at a leisurely pace; stroll Term savor Definition v. to receive pleasure from; enjoy Term scrupulous Definition adj. honorable; exact Term seethe Definition v. to be in a state of emotional turmoil; to become angry Term serrated Definition adj. having a saw-toothed edge Term servile Definition adj. slavish; groveling Term shoddy Definition adj. of inferious quality; cheap