Week 12 Vocab LHS AVID 12

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Regress (v)

to move backward; revert to an earlier form/state

Rehabilitate (v)

to restore to good health or condition; reestablish a person's good reputation

Reiterate (v)

to say again, repeat

Rejoinder (n)

response

Rejuvenate (v)

to make young again; renew

Relegate (v)

to assign to a class, esp. an inferior one

Relinquish (v)

to renounce or surrender something

Relish (v)

to enjoy greatly

Remediable (adj)

capable of being corrected

Remedy (v)

to cure, correct

Reminiscence (adj)

remembrance of past events

Remission (n)

lessening, relaxation

Remit (v)

to send (usually money) as payment

Remote (adj)

distant, isolated

Remuneration (n)

pay or reward for work, trouble, etc.

Renascent (adj)

reborn, coming into being again

Renegade (n)

traitor, person abandoning a cause

Renege (v)

to go back on one's word

Renounce (v)

to give up or reject a right, title, person, etc.

Renown (n)

fame, widespread acclaim

Repast (n)

meal or mealtime

Repeal (v)

to revoke or formally withdraw (often a law)

Repel (v)

to rebuff, repulse; disgust, offend

Repent (v)

to regret a past action

Repentant (adj)

apologetic, guilty, remorseful

Reprove (v)

to criticize or correct

Repudiate (v)

to reject as having no authority

Repel (v)

fend off; sicken, disgust

Requiem (n)

hymns or religious service for the dead

Requite (v)

to return or repay

Rescind (v)

to repeal, cancel

Residue (n)

remainder, leftover, remnant

Resilient (adj)

able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck; able to bounce back to shape

Resolute (adj)

determined; with a clear purpose

Resolve (n)

determination, firmness of purpose

Resolve (v)

to conclude; determine

Resonate (v)

to echo

Respire (v)

to breathe

Respite (n)

interval of relief

Resplendent (adj)

splendid, brilliant

Restitution (n)

act of compensating for loss or damage

Restive (adj)

impatient, uneasy, restless

Restorative (adj)

having the power to renew or revitalize

Restrained (adj)

controlled, repressed, restricted

Resuscitate (v)

to revive, bring back to life

Retain (v)

to hold, keep possession of

Retard (v)

to slow, hold back

Reticent (adj)

not speaking freely; reserved

Retinue (n)

group of attendants with an important person

Retiring (adj)

shy, modest, reserved

Retort (n)

cutting response

Retract (v)

to draw in or take back

Retrench (v)

to regroup, reorganize

Replete (v)

abundantly supplied

Replicate (v)

to duplicate, repeat

Repose (v)

relaxation, leisure

Repress (v)

to restrain or hold in

Repression (n)

act of restraining or holding in

Reprehensible (adj)

blameworthy, disreputable

Reprise (n)

repetition, esp. of a piece of music

Reproach (v)

to find fault with, blame

Reprobate (n)

morally unprincipled person

Retrieve (v)

to bring, fetch; reclaim

Retroactive (adj)

applying to an earlier time

Retrograde (v)

having a backwards motion or direction

Retrospective (adj)

looking back to the past

Revelry (n)

boisterous festivity

Revere (v)

to worship

Revert (v)

to backslide, regress

Revile (v)

characterize with harsh language, verbally abuse

Revitalize (v)

to renew; give new energy to

Revoke (v)

to annul, cancel, call back

Revulsion (n)

strong feeling of repugnance or dislike

Rhapsody (n)

emotional literary or musical work

Rhetoric (adj)

persuasive use of language

Rhythm (n)

regular pattern or variation of sounds

Ribald (adj)

humorous in a vulgar way

Riddle (v)

to make many holes in; permeate

Rife (v)

widespread, prevalent; abundant

Risqué (adj)

bordering on being inappropriate or indecent

Robust (adj)

strong and healthy; hardy

Rococo (adj)

very highly ornamented

Root (v)

to dig with a snout (like a pig)

Rostrum (n)

stage for public speaking

Rotund (adj)

round in shape; fat

Rue (v)

to regret

Ruminate (v)

to contemplate, reflect upon

Rustic (adj)

rural

Saccharine (adj)

excessively sweet or sentimental

Sacrosanct (adj)

extremely sacred; beyond criticism

Sagacious (adj)

shrewd, wise

Salient (adj)

prominent or conspicuous

Sallow (adj)

sickly yellow in color

Salubrious (adj)

healthful

Salutation (adj)

greeting

Sanction (n)

permission, support; law, penalty

Sanctuary (n)

haven, retreat

Sanguine (adj)

cheerfully optimistic

Sardonic (adj)

cynical, scornfully mocking

Satiate (v)

to satisfy