BARRON'S 41: rescind-sacrosanct

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  1. rescind
    cancel officially
  2. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  3. reserve
    hold back or set aside, especially for future use
  4. residue
    matter that remains after something has been removed
  5. resignation
    the act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession
  6. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  7. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  8. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  9. resonant
    characterized by a loud deep sound
  10. respiration
    a single complete act of breathing in and out
  11. respite
    a pause from doing something
  12. resplendent
    having great beauty
  13. responsiveness
    the quality of reacting quickly
  14. restitution
    the act of restoring something to its original state
  15. restive
    in a very tense state
  16. restraint
    the act of controlling by holding someone or something back
  17. retaliation
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  18. retentive
    having the capacity to hold something
  19. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  20. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  21. retiring
    of a person who has held and relinquished a position
  22. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  23. retract
    formally reject or disavow
  24. retrench
    tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
  25. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  26. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
  27. retroactive
    affecting things past
  28. retrograde
    moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
  29. retrospective
    concerned with or related to the past
  30. revelry
    unrestrained merrymaking
  31. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  32. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  33. revert
    go back to a previous state
  34. revile
    spread negative information about
  35. revoke
    cancel officially
  36. revulsion
    intense aversion
  37. rhapsodize
    say with great enthusiasm
  38. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  39. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  40. riddle
    pierce with many holes
  41. rider
    a traveler who actively sits and travels on an animal
  42. rife
    excessively abundant
  43. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  44. rig
    equip with sails or masts
  45. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  46. rigor
    excessive sternness
  47. riveting
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  48. rivulet
    a small stream
  49. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  50. rococo
    having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
  51. roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
  52. roseate
    of something having a dusty purplish pink color
  53. roster
    a list of names
  54. rostrum
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  55. rote
    memorization by repetition
  56. rotunda
    a building having a circular plan and a dome
  57. rotundity
    the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
  58. rousing
    capable of stirring enthusiasm or excitement
  59. rout
    an overwhelming defeat
  60. rubble
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  61. rubric
    category name
  62. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  63. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  64. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  65. ruffian
    a cruel and brutal fellow
  66. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  67. rummage
    search haphazardly
  68. runic
    relating to characters from an ancient alphabet
  69. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  70. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  71. rusticate
    live in the country and lead a pastoral life
  72. ruthless
    without mercy or pity
  73. saboteur
    someone who deliberately destroys or disrupts something
  74. saccharine
    overly sweet
  75. sacrilegious
    grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy
  76. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
Created on 八月 21, 2010 (updated 八月 21, 2010)

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