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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

realize
realise verb perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; `Now I see!`; `I just can`t see your point`; `Does she realize how important this decision is?`; `I don`t understand the idea`

reallocation
noun a share that has been allocated again

reallotment
reapportionment noun a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)

realness
realism noun the state of being actual or real; `the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him`

realpolitik
practical politics noun politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

realtor
real estate broker noun a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; `in England they call a realtor a land agent`

ream
noun a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires

reamer
noun a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes

reamer
juice reamer noun a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit

reanimated
revived adjective given fresh life or vigor or spirit; `stirred by revived hopes`

reaper binder
noun a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves

reappearance
noun the act of someone appearing again; `his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited`

reappraisal
revaluation noun a new appraisal or evaluation

rear
backside noun the side of an object that is opposite its front; `his room was toward the rear of the hotel`

rear
verb cause to rise up

rear admiral
noun an admiral junior to a vice admiral

rear window
noun car window that allows vision out of the back of the car

rearguard
noun a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body

rearmament
noun the act of arming again; `he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II`

rearrangement
noun changing an arrangement

rearview mirror
noun car mirror that reflects the view out of the rear window

rearward
reverse adjective directed or moving toward the rear; `a rearward glance`; `a rearward movement`

reason
understanding noun the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; `we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil`

reason
conclude verb decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; `We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house`

reason out
conclude verb decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; `We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house`

reasonable
sane adjective marked by sound judgment; `sane nuclear policy`

reasonableness
noun goodness of reason and judgment; `the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges`

reasonableness
tenableness noun the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; `he questioned the tenability of my claims`

reasonably
moderately adverb to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; `the shoes are priced reasonably`; `he is fairly clever with computers`; `they lived comfortably within reason`

reasoned
sound 2 well-grounded adjective logically valid; `a sound argument`

reasoner
ratiocinator noun someone who reasons logically

reasoning
logical thinking noun thinking that is coherent and logical

reasonless
adjective not endowed with the capacity to reason; `a reasonless brute`

reassembly
refabrication noun assembling again

reassertion
reaffirmation noun renewed affirmation

reassignment
noun assignment to a different duty

reassurance
noun the act of reassuring; restoring someone`s confidence

reassured
adjective having confidence restored; freed from anxiety; `reassured by her praise he pressed on`

reassuring
adjective restoring confidence and relieving anxiety; `a very reassuring remark`

reassuringly
adverb in a reassuring manner; `the prime minister pointed reassuringly to the silence of the British press`

Reaumur
Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur noun French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer (1683-1757)

Reaumur scale
noun a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees

Reaumur thermometer
noun an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur

Reb
Johnny Reb noun `Johnny` was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback` derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

rebarbative
repellent adjective serving or tending to repel; `he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful`; `I find his obsequiousness repellent`

rebate
noun a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

Rebecca
Rebekah noun (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

rebel
adjective used by Northerners of Confederate soldiers; `the rebel yell`

Rebel
Johnny Reb noun `Johnny` was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback` derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

rebellion
insurrection noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

rebellious
adjective participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; `the rebelling confederacy`

rebelliously
contumaciously adverb in a rebellious manner; `he rejected her words rebelliously`

rebirth
Renascence noun the revival of learning and culture

rebound
noun the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

rebound tenderness
noun pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation

reboxetine
Edronax noun an antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine

rebozo
noun a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women

rebuff
snub noun an instance of driving away or warding off

rebuilding
noun building again

rebuke
reproof noun an act or expression of criticism and censure; `he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face`

rebukingly
adverb in the manner of someone delivering a rebuke

reburying
reburial noun the act of burying again

rebus
noun a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words

rebuttal
noun the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

rebutter
noun (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff`s surrejoinder

recalcitrant
adjective marked by stubborn resistance to authority; `the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators`

recalculation
noun the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data); `recalculation yielded a much larger value`

recall
noun the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); `he has total recall of the episode`

recall
noun a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

recapitualtion
noun (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when you are composing the final part of a movement)

recapitulation
recap noun a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

recapture
retaking noun the act of taking something back

recast
remould verb cast again; `The bell cracked and had to be recast`

recce
recco noun reconnaissance (by shortening)

receding
retiring adjective moving toward a position farther from the front; `the receding glaciers of the last ice age`; `retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline`

receding(a)
adjective (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back

receipt
noun an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made

receipt
verb report the receipt of; `The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper`

receivable
adjective awaiting payment; `accounts receivable`

receivables
noun money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts

receive
obtain verb receive a specified treatment (abstract); `These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation`; `His movie received a good review`; `I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions`

receiver
receiving system noun set that receives radio or tv signals

receiver
pass catcher noun a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

receiver-creditor relation
noun the responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor

receivership
noun the office of a receiver

recent
adjective near to or not long before the present; `recent times`; `of recent origin`

recently
late 3 lately adverb in the recent past; `he was in Paris recently`; `lately the rules have been enforced`; `as late as yesterday she was fine`; `feeling better of late`; `the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also`

recently
freshly adverb very recently; `they are newly married`; `newly raised objections`; `a newly arranged hairdo`; `grass new washed by the rain`; `a freshly cleaned floor`; `we are fresh out of tomatoes`

receptacle
noun a container that is used to put or keep things in

reception
receipt noun the act of receiving

reception desk
noun a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received

reception line
noun a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party

reception room
noun a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)

receptionist
noun a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors

receptive
open adjective ready or willing to receive favorably; `receptive to the proposals`

receptively
adverb in a receptive manner

receptiveness
receptivity noun willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); `he was testing the government`s receptiveness to reform`; `this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur`; `their receptivity to the proposal`

recess
niche noun an enclosure that is set back or indented

recessed
adjective resembling an alcove

recession
recessional noun the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service