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repress v. To keep under restraint or control. rhapsody n. Rapt or rapturous utterance.
repressible adj. Able to be kept under restraint or control. rhetoric n. The art of discourse.
reprieve v. To grant a respite from punishment to. rhetorician n. A showy writer or speaker.
reprimand v. To chide or rebuke for a fault. ribald adj. Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
reprisal n. Any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy. riddance n. The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable.
reprobate n. One abandoned to depravity and sin. ridicule n. Looks or acts expressing amused contempt.
reproduce v. To make a copy of. ridiculous adj. Laughable and contemptible.
reproduction n. The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind. rife adj. Abundant.
reproof n. An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured. righteousness n. Rectitude.
repudiate v. To refuse to have anything to do with. rightful adj. Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage.
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rigmarole n. Nonsense. scuttle v. To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom.
rigor n. Inflexibility. scythe n. A long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc.
rigorous adj. Uncompromising. séance n. A meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits.
ripplet n. A small ripple, as of water. sear v. To burn on the surface.
risible adj. capable of exciting laughter. sebaceous adj. Pertaining to or appearing like fat.
rivulet n. A small stream or brook. secant adj. Cutting, especially into two parts.
robust adj. Characterized by great strength or power of endurance. secede v. To withdraw from union or association, especially from a political or religious
rondo n. A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several body.
times. secession n. Voluntary withdrawal from fellowship, especially from political or religious
rookery n. A place where crows congregate to breed. bodies.
rotary adj. Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus. seclude v. To place, keep, or withdraw from the companionship of others.
rotate v. To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel. seclusion n. Solitude.
rote n. Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention. secondary adj. Less important or effective than that which is primary.
rotund adj. Round from fullness or plumpness. secondly adv. In the second place in order or succession.
rudimentary adj. Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development. second-rate adj. Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc.
rue v. To regret extremely. secrecy n. Concealment.
ruffian adj. A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow. secretary n. One who attends to correspondence, keeps records. or does other writing for
ruminant adj. Chewing the cud. others.
ruminate v. To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated. secretive adj. Having a tendency to conceal.
rupture v. To separate the parts of by violence. sedate adj. Even-tempered.
rustic adj. Characteristic of dwelling in the country. sedentary adj. Involving or requiring much sitting.
ruth n. Sorrow for another's misery. sediment n. Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
sacrifice v. To make an offering of to deity, especially by presenting on an altar. sedition n. Conduct directed against public order and the tranquility of the state.
sacrificial adj. Offering or offered as an atonement for sin. seditious adj. Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquility of the
sacrilege n. The act of violating or profaning anything sacred. state.
sacrilegious adj. Impious. seduce v. To entice to surrender chastity.
safeguard v. To protect. sedulous adj. Persevering in effort or endeavor.
sagacious adj. Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception. seer n. A prophet.
salacious adj. Having strong sexual desires. seethe v. To be violently excited or agitated.
salience n. The condition of standing out distinctly. seignior n. A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir.
salient adj. Standing out prominently. seismograph n. An instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes.
saline adj. Constituting or consisting of salt. seize v. To catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
salutary adj. Beneficial. selective adj. Having the power of choice.
salutation n. Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act. self-respect n. Rational self-esteem.
salutatory n. The opening oration at the commencement in American colleges. semblance n. Outward appearance.
salvage n. Any act of saving property. semicivilized adj. Half-civilized.
salvo n. A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer. semiconscious adj. Partially conscious.
sanctimonious adj. Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or semiannual adj. Recurring at intervals of six months.
piety. semicircle n. A half-circle.
sanction v. To approve authoritatively. seminar n. Any assemblage of pupils for real research in some specific study under a
sanctity n. Holiness. teacher.
sanguinary adj. Bloody. seminary n. A special school, as of theology or pedagogics.
sanguine adj. Having the color of blood. senile adj. Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age.
sanguineous adj. Consisting of blood. sensation n. A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling.
sapid adj. Affecting the sense of taste. sense n. The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action.
sapience n. Deep wisdom or knowledge. sensibility n. Power to perceive or feel.
sapient adj. Possessing wisdom. sensitive adj. Easily affected by outside operations or influences.
sapiential adj. Possessing wisdom. sensorium n. The sensory apparatus.
saponaceous adj. Having the nature or quality of soap. sensual adj. Pertaining to the body or the physical senses.
sarcasm n. Cutting and reproachful language. sensuous adj. Having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury.
sarcophagus n. A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb. sentence n. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]