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R's part 1
GRE
52
Civil Engineering
3rd Grade
02/12/2012
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rabble
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mob; disorderly crowd
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rabid
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intense; furious or raging; mad
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rack
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to torment; to torture
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raconteur
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storyteller
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radical
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extreme; complete; violent
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rail
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to complain bitterly ( at or against)
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raillery
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good-humored ridicule
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raiment
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clothing; garments
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rakish
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carefree; lively
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rambunctious
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restless; hard to control
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ramification
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a result; a consequence; a branch
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rampant
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widespread; raging
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ramshackle
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shaky; ready to fall apart
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rancid
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having a bad taste or smell; stale; respulsive
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rancor
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bitter resentment; hatred
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rankle
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to cause irritation; to fester
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rant
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to speak in a loud or violent manner
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rapacious
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taking by force; greedy
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rapport
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a close relationship; harmony
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rapt
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completely absorbed in; overcome with joy, love, etc.
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rarefy
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to make less dense; to refine
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raspy
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harsh; grating
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ratify
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to officially approve of
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ratiocinate
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to reason
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raucous
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irritating or harsh in sound
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ravage
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to damage; to ruin
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ravenous
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extremely hungry; greedy
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raze
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to destroy; to level to hte ground
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realm
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kingdom; region
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rebuff
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to refuse; to snub
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rebuttal
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contradiction; opposing argument
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recalcitrant
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disobedient; hard to manage
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recant
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to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion
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recapitulate
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to summarize; to repeat briefly
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recess
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to cut or notch in something; a pause or a rest
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recidivist
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a person who goes back to crime
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reciprocal
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interchangeable; mutual
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reciprocate
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to give in return
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recluse
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hermit; one who shuts himself off from the world
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recoil
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to retreat; to draw back
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recondite
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difficult to understand; profound
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reconnoiter
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to survey; to check out in advance
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recount
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to tell or relate, as a story
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recreant
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coward; traitor
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recrimination
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counterchange
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rectify
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to correct; to make right
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rectitude
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honesty; moral uprightness
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recumbent
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lying down; reclining
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recuperate
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to get well
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recur
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to happen again
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redemption
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deliverance from sin; a rescue
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redolent
 Definition
having a pleasant odor
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