Vocabulary 4000 by Jeff Kolby

Author:Jeff Kolby
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nova Press
Published: 2010-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

regime a government

regiment infantry unit

regrettable lamentable, unfortunate

regurgitate vomit, repeat

rehash wearily discuss again

reign rule, influence

rein curb, restrain

reincarnation rebirth

reiterate repeat, say again

rejoice celebrate

rejoinder answer, retort

rejuvenate make young again

relapse recurrence (of illness)

relegate assign to an inferior position

relent soften, yield

relentless unstoppable

relic antique

relinquish release, renounce

relish savor

remedial corrective

remiss negligent

remit forgive, send payment

remnant residue, fragment

remonstrance protest

remorse guilt

remuneration compensation

renaissance rebirth

renascent reborn

rend to tear apart

render deliver, provide

rendezvous a meeting

rendition version, interpretation

renege break a promise

renounce disown

renown fame

rent tear, rupture

reparation amends, atonement

repartee witty conversation

repatriate to send back to the native land

repellent causing aversion

repent atone for

repercussion consequence

repertoire stock of works

repine fret

replenish refill

replete complete

replica copy

replicate duplicate

repose rest

reprehensible blameworthy

repress suppress

reprieve temporary suspension

reprimand rebuke

reprisal retaliation

reprise repetition

reproach blame

reprobate miscreant

reprove rebuke

repudiate disavow

repugnant distasteful, revolting

repulse repel

repulsive repugnant

repute status, reputation, esteem

reputed supposed, presumed, alleged

requiem rest, a mass for the dead

requisite necessary

requisition order, formal demand

requite to return in kind

rescind revoke

reserve self-control

reside dwell

residue remaining part

resigned accepting of a situation

resilience ability to recover from an illness or a setback

resolute determined

resolution determination

resolve determination

resonant reverberating

resort recourse

resound echo

resourceful inventive, skillful

respectively in that order

respire breathe

respite rest, temporary delay

resplendent shining, splendid

restitution reparation, amends

restive nervous, uneasy

resurgence revival

resurrection rebirth

resuscitate revive

retain keep

retainer advance fee

retaliate revenge

retch vomit

reticent reserved

retiring modest, unassuming

retort quick reply

retrench cut back, economize

retribution reprisal

retrieve reclaim

retrograde regress

retrospective reminiscent, display

revamp recast

reveille bugle call

revel frolic, take joy in

revelry merrymaking

revenue income

revere honor

reverent respectful

reverie daydream

revert return to a former state

revile denounce, defame

revision new version

revive renew

revoke repeal

revulsion aversion

rhapsody ecstasy

rhetoric elocution, grandiloquence

rheumatism inflammation

ribald coarse, vulgar

Quiz 29 (Matching)

Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column. Answers are on page 102.

1. REGIME

A. vulgar

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