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

rennet
noun a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket

rennin
chymosin noun an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate

Reno
noun a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage

Renoir
Pierre Auguste Renoir noun French impressionist painter (1841-1919)

renormalize
renormalise verb make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; `normalize relations with China`; `normalize the temperature`; `normalize the spelling`

renovation
redevelopment noun the act of improving by renewing and restoring; `they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property`; `a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed`

rensselaerite
noun a kind of soft talc; sometimes used as wood filler

rent
noun a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property

rent
noun the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; `he gave the envelope a vigorous rip`

rent collector
noun a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner

rent-free
adjective complimentary; without payment of rent; `with the job came a rent-free apartment`

rent-rebate
noun a rebate on rent given by a local government authority

rent-roll
noun a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay

rentable
adjective that is able or fit be rented

rental
adjective of or relating to rent; `rental agreement`; `rental charges`

rental collection
noun a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee

rental income
noun income received from rental properties

rentier
noun someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments

renunciant
renunciative adjective used especially of behavior

renunciation
renouncement noun an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

reorder
noun a repeated order for the same merchandise; `he`s the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders`

reordering
noun a rearrangement in a different order

reorganise
verb organize anew, as after a setback

reorganization
reorganisation noun the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); `a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum`; `top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup`

reorganize
verb organize anew, as after a setback

reorganized
reorganised adjective organized again; `a reorganized business`

reorientation
noun a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs

Reoviridae
noun a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods

reovirus
noun any of a group of non-arboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis

rep
repp noun a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs

repair
fix noun the act of putting something in working order again

repair
indemnify verb make amends for; pay compensation for; `One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich`; `She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident`

repair shop
fix-it shop noun a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance

repairman
maintenance man noun a skilled worker whose job is to repair things

repand
adjective having a slightly undulating margin

reparable
rectifiable adjective capable of being repaired or rectified; `reparable damage to the car`; `rectifiable wrongs`

reparation
amends noun something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; `how can I make amends`

repartee
noun adroitness and cleverness in reply

repatriate
noun a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored

repatriation
noun the act of returning to the country of origin

repayable
adjective subject to repayment; `business loans are usually repayable in regular installments`

repayment
quittance noun payment of a debt or obligation

repeat
repetition noun an event that repeats; `the events today were a repeat of yesterday`s`

repeat
verb to say again or imitate; `followers echoing the cries of their leaders`

repeatable
quotable adjective able or fit to be repeated or quoted; `what he said was not repeatable in polite company`; `he comes up with so many quotable phrases`

repeatedly
adverb several time; `it must be washed repeatedly`

repeater
noun a person who repeats; `the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times`

repeater
noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

repeating firearm
repeater noun a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading

repechage
noun a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race

repellent
resistant adjective incapable of absorbing or mixing with; `a water-repellent fabric`; `plastic highly resistant to steam and water`

repellently
repellingly adverb in a repellent manner; `repellently fat`

repent
verb turn away from sin or do penitence

repentance
penitence noun remorse for your past conduct

repercussion
reverberation noun a remote or indirect consequence of some action; `his declaration had unforeseen repercussions`; `reverberations of the market crash were felt years later`

repertory
noun a storehouse where a stock of things is kept

repertory company
noun a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire

repetition
repeating noun the act of doing or performing again

repetitive
repetitious adjective characterized by repetition; `repetitive movement`

repetitively
adverb in a repetitive manner; `this type of border display is used repetitively in advertising`

repetitiveness
repetitiousness noun verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions

repining
adjective wishing discontentedly

replaceability
substitutability noun exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable

replaceable
adjective capable of being replaced

replacement
replacing noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; `replacing the star will not be easy`

replacement cost
noun current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness

replay
rematch noun something (especially a game) that is played again

repletion
surfeit noun eating until excessively full

replica
replication noun copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

replication
noun (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant`s plea or answer

replication
noun the act of making copies; `Gutenberg`s reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient`

reply
response noun the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; `he growled his reply`

reply-paid
adjective with cost of reply prepaid by sender; `reply-paid postcard`; `reply-paid envelope`

repoint
verb repair the joints of bricks; `point a chimney`

report
news report noun a short account of the news; `the report of his speech`; `the story was on the 11 o`clock news`; `the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious`

report
written report noun a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; `this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale`

report card
noun a written evaluation of a student`s scholarship and deportment; `his father signed his report card`

reportable
adjective (of income) required by law to be reported; `reportable income`

reported
adjective made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account; `his reported opinion`; `the reported findings`

reportedly
adverb according to reports or other information; `she was reportedly his mistress for many years`

reporter
newsman noun a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

reporting weight
noun a person`s body weight (as an athlete`s) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)

repose
quiet noun a disposition free from stress or emotion

repositing
reposition noun depositing in a warehouse; `they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn`; `my car is in storage`; `publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing`

repositioning
noun the act of placing in a new position

repository
noun a person to whom a secret is entrusted

repossession
noun the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)

reprehensibility
noun being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof

reprehensibly
culpably adverb in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure

reprehensively
adverb in a shameful manner; `the garden was criminally neglected`

represent
verb take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; `Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an `h` in Greek stands for an `s` in Latin`

representable
adjective expressible in symbolic form; `uniquely representable in the form...`

representation
mental representation noun a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

representational
adjective (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen; `representational art`; `representational images`

representational process
noun any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else

representative
adjective being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives; `representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people`

repression
noun the act of repressing; control by holding down; `his goal was the repression of insolence`

repressor
represser noun an agent that represses

repressor gene
noun gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed

reprieve
noun the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment