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remonstrance |
Noun
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the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
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rhodomontade |
Noun
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vain and empty boasting |
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remonstration |
Noun
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the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
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reference point |
Noun
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an indicator that orients you generally |
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Red Notice |
Noun
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an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition |
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raw deal |
Noun
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unfair treatment |
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renascence |
Noun
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a second or new birth |
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recurrent event |
Noun
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an event that recurs at intervals |
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rift |
Noun
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a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) |
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rift |
Noun
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a narrow fissure in rock |
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rift |
Noun
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a gap between cloud masses |
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running start |
Noun
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a quick and auspicious beginning |
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running start |
Noun
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a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line |
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racing start |
Noun
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the start of a race |
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run-time error |
Noun
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an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time |
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runtime error |
Noun
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an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time |
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ravage |
Noun
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(usually plural) a destructive action |
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ravage |
Verb
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cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
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ravage |
Verb
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make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes |
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rolling wave |
Noun
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a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore |
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recoil |
Noun
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a movement back from an impact |
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recoil |
Noun
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the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |
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recoil |
Verb
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spring back, as from a forceful thrust |
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recoil |
Verb
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spring back |
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recoil |
Verb
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draw back, as with fear or pain |
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recoil |
Verb
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come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect |
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repercussion |
Noun
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a movement back from an impact |
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repercussion |
Noun
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a remote or indirect consequence of some action |
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recombination |
Noun
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(genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents |
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recombination |
Noun
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(physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions |
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repeat |
Noun
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an event that repeats |
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repeat |
Verb
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happen or occur again |
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repeat |
Verb
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to say again or imitate |
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repeat |
Verb
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to say, state, or perform again |
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repeat |
Verb
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repeat an earlier theme of a composition |
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repeat |
Verb
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make or do or perform again |
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repeat |
Verb
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do over |
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runner-up finish |
Noun
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The action of finishing a race in second place, i.e. being beaten by exactly one opponent. |
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rapid climb |
Noun
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a rapid rise |
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rapid growth |
Noun
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a rapid rise |
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rematch |
Noun
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something (especially a game) that is played again |
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recurrence |
Noun
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happening again (especially at regular intervals) |
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ripple |
Noun
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a small wave on the surface of a liquid |
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ripple |
Noun
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an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value |
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ripple |
Verb
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stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
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ripple |
Verb
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flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise |
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rippling |
Noun
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a small wave on the surface of a liquid |
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rockslide |
Noun
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a landslide of rocks |
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rat-a-tat-tat |
Noun
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a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door) |
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ricochet |
Noun
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a glancing rebound |