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rustication Noun temporary dismissal of a student from a university
rustication Noun the action of retiring to and living in the country
rustication Noun the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
rustication Noun the condition naturally attaching to life in the country
resistance Noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
resistance Noun the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
resistance Noun group action in opposition to those in power
resistance Noun an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
resistance Noun (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
resistance Noun the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
resistance Noun a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
resistance Noun any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
resistance Noun a material's opposition to the flow of electric current
resistance Noun the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
resistance Noun (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Russian roulette Noun a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger
reaction Noun doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
reaction Noun a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
reaction Noun an idea evoked by some experience
reaction Noun extreme conservatism in political or social matters
reaction Noun a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
reaction Noun (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
reaction Noun (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
reduction Noun the act of reducing complexity
reduction Noun the act of decreasing or reducing something
reduction Noun any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion, as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen
replacement Noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
replacement Noun a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
replacement Noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement Noun a person who follows next in order
replacement Noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement Noun filling again by supplying what has been used up
rejection Noun the act of rejecting something
rejection Noun the speech act of rejecting
rejection Noun (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
rejection Noun the state of being rejected
replacing Noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
retrenchment Noun the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
retrenchment Noun entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
renunciation Noun the act of renouncing
renunciation Noun rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
renunciation Noun an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
renunciation Noun the state of having rejected your religious beliefs, your political party, or a cause, often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes
readjustment Noun the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
readjustment Noun the act of adjusting something to match a standard
reorganization Noun an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government
reorganization Noun the imposition of a new organization
riddance Noun the act of forcing out someone or something
riddance Noun the act of removing or getting rid of something
ritual killing Noun the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity