rehabilitate | v. restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute |
relic | n. surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past |
religious | a. of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity |
remembrance | n. the ability to recall past occurrences; a recognition of meritorious service |
remunerate | v. make payment to; compensate |
rend | v. split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently |
renown | n. fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed |
reparation | n. act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation |
repent | v. cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for |
representative | n. one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent |
repugnant | a. arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful |
requisite | n. necessary requirement; indispensable item |
resistance | n. action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with |
resolutely | ad. showing firm determination or purpose; with firmness |
resolution | n. determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision |
resplendent | a. dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright |
responsibility | n. duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable |
restrictive | a. tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining |
resurgence | n. bringing again into activity and prominence |
retort | n. reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
revel | v. to take great pleasure or delight; make merry |
revenue | n. money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward |
reverberate | v. to throw or bend back, from a surface; ring or echo with sound; spring back; spring away from an impact |
revile | v. attack with abusive language; vilify |
ridiculous | a. completely lacking of wisdom or good sense |
rigmarole | n. a long and complicated and confusing procedure |
rubble | n. broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock |
sage | n. one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia |
satisfactorily | ad. in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably |
scarce | a. hard to find; absent or rare; limited |
scoundrel | n. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately |
scrawny | a. being very thin; inferior in size or quality |
security | n. freedom from risk or danger; safety |
segregation | n. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups |
sensibility | n. ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception |
serene | a. calm, peaceful, and untroubled; completely clear and fine |
serviette | n. a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing |
simile | n. comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as |
situated | a. having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located |
skittish | a. unpredictably excitable, especially of horses |
sleek | a. having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh |
sleuth | v. watch, observe, or inquire secretly |
specimen | n. model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class |
spendthrift | n. one who spends money recklessly or wastefully |
spiritual | a. not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural |
sporadic | a. occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
squalor | n. filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state |
squeamish | a. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted |
stagnant | a. not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull |
stagnate | v. be idle; exist in a changeless situation; stand still; cease to flow; stand without moving |
stagy | a. having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality |
stalwart | a. marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm and resolute |
stamina | n. physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy |
stately | a. majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions |
steadfast | a. firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging |
stealthy | a. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed |
stint | n. length of time spent in particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction; fixed amount of work allotted |
stipulate | v. specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement |
strenuous | a. arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force; |
stretch | v. extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably |
stupendous | a. astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
sublime | a. of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic |
|