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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