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Engineering
Undergraduate 3
03/31/2008
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rescind*
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resillient
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elastic ;having the power of springing back
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resplendent
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dazzling; glorius ;brilliant
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restitution
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payment, usually money, for some harm or wrong that sb has suffered;

 the act of giving back sth that was lost or stolen to its owner

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resurgence
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rise again;become stronger or more powerful
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reticent
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reserved;uncommunicative
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retinue
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following;attendants
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retiring
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modest; shy
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retrench
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cut down;economize
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retribution
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vengeance; compensation
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retroactive
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intended to take effect from a particular date in the past rather than from the present date
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retrograde
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go backwards; degenerate
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revelry
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boisterous merrymaking
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reverent*
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respectful; worshipful
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reverie
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daydreaming
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revile
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attack with abusive language
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revulsion
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sudden change of feeling
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rhapsodize
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speak or write in exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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rife
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widespread(something undersirable)
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rift
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a serious disagreement between people that stops their relationship from continuing;

 

 a large crack or opening in the ground, rocks or clouds
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rig
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fix or manipulate
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rile
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vex; irritate
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rococo
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ornate ; highly decorated
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roil
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to disturb eg..

deals with liquids

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roseate
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optimistic
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roster
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list
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rostrum
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platform for making speech
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rote
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learning by repeating
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rotundity
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roundness
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rubric
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 a title or set of instructions written in a book, an exam paper, etc
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ruddy
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looking red and healthy:
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rue
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lament
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ruminate
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ponder or think deeply
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runic
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mysterious
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ruse
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trick
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sacrilegious
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violation or misuse of something regarded as sacred
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sacrosanct
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most sacred
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