recede: v. move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension | recession: n. withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
reciprocal: a. concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting | recline: v. cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position |
recreational: a. of or relating to the occasional use, asserted not to be addictive, of narcotics; engaged in as a pastime, for fun or pleasure | recruitment: n. process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or of recruits for the armed forces |
rectangle: n. a parallelogram with four right angles | recycle: v. reprocess; use again after processing |
refine: v. purify; make more precise; improve | refreshment: n. activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal |
refugee: n. one who flees to shelter, or place of safety | regard: v. to consider in a particular way |
regeneration: n. renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs | registrar: n. one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records |
regulate: v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of | rehabilitate: v. restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute |
reimburse: v. pay back for some expense incurred | reinforce: v. give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance |
rejoice: v. feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy | relentless: a. Steady and persistent; never-ceasing |
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