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n. release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release


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a. excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering


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n. act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship


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n. government; mode of ruling; rule; authority


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n. act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule


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v. hash over again; prepare or use again; bring forth again in another form without significant alteration


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n. temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree


Spelling Word: remission
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n. list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills


Spelling Word: repertoire
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n. state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public


Spelling Word: reputation
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a. accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness


Spelling Word: resigned