Vocabulary English-English With R Part 2
Redact (verb)
to put in writing; to select or adapt for publication
- Court documents related to the guardian's medical plan for J.D. are redacted and do not disclose when and where the young woman will be taken to give birth.
Redeem (verb)
to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby; to remove the obligation of by payment
- By redeeming this debt early, we continue with our stated policy to further reduce the company's total debt position.
Reflexive (adjective)
acting or happening without apparent forethought, prompting, or planning
- Because the dogs’ salivation is reflexive, Pavlov decided to analyze how the dogs learned to associate the bell with being fed.
Reform (verb)
make changes in something in order to improve it; cause to abandon an immoral or criminal lifestyle
- In a short time, the reforms might well be a dynamic instability in the care and networking of patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Refract (verb)
to cause to move, especially at an angle; to bend
- Sound waves traveling upward may be refracted by the difference in temperature and redirected toward the ground.
Refrain from (verb)
stop oneself from doing something
- He refrained from hitting him back.
Regardless of (adverb)
despite the prevailing circumstances
- For example, some argue that regardless of any individual's desire to get married, the community as a whole should support official recognition of their right to do so.
Regenerate (verb)
re-grow new tissue; bring new and more vigorous life to an area or institution
- But Davis and Trier have found that mesoscale convective vortexes play a key role in helping storms regenerate over two or more days.
Regime (noun)
a government in power
- He said the European Union would extend its ban on visits by Myanmar officials, warning that further pressure would follow "unless the regime moves rapidly to restore civilian rule and democracy."
Regiment (noun)
a permanent unit of an army, typically divided into several smaller units and often into two battalions; a large number of people or things
- William Tecumseh Sherman, division commander, was quoted saying to reporters, "Take your regiment to Ohio. No enemy is nearer than Corinth."
Region (noun)
an area of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries; an administrative district of a city or country
- Arnold speculated that the Polar Regions might have areas that are permanently shadowed, hence permanently cold.
Regulatory (verb)
control or maintain the rate or speed of a machine or process; control or supervise by means of rules and regulations
- Some alters create new alters as needed. Others perform a system regulatory function; they determine which alter will be in charge at a given time.
Regurgitate (verb)
to throw or pour back or out from or as if from a cavity
- California condors are scavengers, eating dead animals and carcasses left by hunters. Some condors will regurgitate their food if they feel threatened.
Rehabilitation (verb)
restore to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness
- Cardiac rehabilitation professionals find themselves increasingly drawn into discussions about healthcare reform, particularly when it relates to cost containment.
Rehearse (verb)
to do or perform repeatedly so as to master
- The bride and the groom usually rehearse their wedding ceremony before the actual day of the wedding.
Relative (adjective)
considered in relation or in proportion to something else; existing or possessing a characteristic only in comparison to something else
- The precise composition, and relative proportions of that dust and gas, holds clues to the materials and physical conditions present in the frigid outer regions of the solar system where comets are formed.
Remarkable (adjective)
extraordinary or striking.
- Leopold was a successful composer and violinist and assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court, whose archbishop, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, encouraged the activities of Leopold and his remarkable children.
Remedy (noun)
a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
- So we wanted to see how it measured in its latest marketing claims as an anti-aging remedy for men in their 40s," says Conrad Earnest, PhD, of the Cooper Institute Centers for Integrative Health Research in Dallas.
Reminiscent of (adjective)
tending to remind one of something; absorbed in memories
- Going fishing by the lake last week was reminiscent of the times when I went fishing as a child.
Remnants (noun)
a small remaining quantity; a piece of cloth left when the greater part has been used or sold; a surviving trace
- Deep into the jungles of Guatemala are the remnants of a civilization which existed more than 1,000 years ago.
Remote (adjective)
far away in space or time; situated far from the main centers of population
- Death Valley, one of the remotest areas in California, boasts summertime temperatures which are among some of the hottest in the world.
Renaissance (noun)
the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th and 16th centuries; a revival of or renewed interest in something
- Los trabajos is the best evidence not only of the survival of Greek novelistic themes but also of the survival of forms and ideas of the Spanish novel of the second Renaissance.
Render (verb)
to present a lifelike image of
- X-rays differentiate between bone and air, hence rendering the liver, the pancreas and certain other organs invisible.
Renowned (noun)
the state of being famous.
- He quickly became renowned for his religious theme paintings which were popular with the art buying public.
Rent (verb)
to separate one part of a substance or object from another: tear; often used with apart
- The colossal impact must have nearly rent the young Earth apart.
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