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Gruber Vocab- R
Most of the Rs
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04/07/2012
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raconteur
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storyteller
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raillery
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good humored ridicule
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rakish
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carefree; lively
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rankle
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to cause irriatation
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rapacious
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taking by force; greedy
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rapport
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close relationship; harmony
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rarefy
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to make less dense; to refine
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ratiocinate
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to reason
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raucous
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irriating or harsh in sound
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redolent
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having a pleasent odor
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rectitude
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honesty; moral uprightness
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recrimination
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counter charge
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recreant
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coward; traitor
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recondite
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difficult to understand; profound
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recidivist
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a person who goes back to a crime
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recapitulate
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to summarize; repeat briefly
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recalcitrant
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disobedient; hard to managage
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redoubtable
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formidable; commanding respect
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refractory
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stubborn; hard to manage
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refulgent
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shining; glowing
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remedial
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intended to correct
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remonstrate
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to protest; to complain
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remuneration
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payment for a service
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resplendent
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shining brightyly; dazzling
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requite
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to make a retun or repayment
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requiem
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funeral hymn; mass for the dead
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repudiate
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to reject/ to disown
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reproof
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a rebuke
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reprisal
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retaliation; revenege
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repose
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to rest; to sleep
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repine
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to complain; to fret
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repast
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a meal
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repartee
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a quick witty reply
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reticent
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silent or reserved in manner
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retrench
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to cut down or reduce expenses
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reverie
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a daydream
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rhetorical
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concerned with mere style or effect
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ribald
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vulgar; indecent
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ruminate
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to consider carefully; to mediate on
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rote
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from memory, without thought for meaning
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risible
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laughable; funny
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