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Vocab 14
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12th Grade
04/28/2011
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Ruse
 Definition
An action designed to mislead
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Sabotage
 Definition
Malicious damage
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Ruminate
 Definition
To ponder at length
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Rudiment
 Definition
A basic principle, element, or skill
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Ritual
 Definition
Something that's regularly and faithfully practiced.
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Renegade
 Definition
Disloyal or traitorous
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Remorse
 Definition
Regret for wrongdoing
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Reminiscence
 Definition
The act of recalling the past
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Relent
 Definition
To become less harsh
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Redundant
 Definition
Superfluous
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Retroactive
 Definition
Referring to a prior period
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Retribution
 Definition
just payment for something
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Reticent
 Definition
Reserved or restrained
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reverberate
 Definition
To echo over and over again
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Revere
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To hold in great awe
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recrimination
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The act of answering one accusation with another
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Reciprocate
 Definition
To give in return for
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Recant
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To formally withdraw
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Recalcitrant
 Definition
Stubbornly resistant to reason or authority
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Raze
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To level to the ground
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Resilient
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Able to quickly recover
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Rescind
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To cancel or withdraw
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Reprisal
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retaliation
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Replenish
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To refill
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Repercussion
 Definition
An indirect effect produced by an event
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