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`emphasis is on today’s vs
`over 61,000 definitions,
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`All main entries are g
`abbreviations, foreign ‘
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`Within each main entry
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`forward... —n.7. forw
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`\Webster’s dictionary of modern English.
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`1. English language — Dictionaries.
`PE1628.W55612 1987
`ISBN 0-8407-3180-9
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`eliquary
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`condition 2. connection by blood or marria
`bandon 2. surrender or renounce (claim,
`3. connection (between things) 4. act 0
`‘
`, right etc.) —re'linquishment ri.
`relating 5. narrative —re'lationship_
`—relative ('relativ)
`a.
`1. dependent
`relation to something else, not absolute,
`having reference or relation —
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`i.e[ive (re'liv) vt. experience (sensation etc.)
`again, esp. in imagination —re'livable a.
`,-‘eluctant
`(ri'luktant)
`a. unwilling, disin-
`clined —re'luctance n.
`
`rep
`remnant ( 'remnant)
`ii. 1. (oft. pl.) fragment
`or small piece remaining 2. oddment
`remonstrate (ri'monstrat,
`'remsnstrat) vi’.
`protest, reason, argue —re'monstrance I1.
`remorse (ri'mors) ii. regret and repentance
`—re'morseful a. ——re'morsefully adv. —re-
`'morseless a. pitiless
`remote (ri'mot) a. 1. far away, distant 2.
`aloof 3. slight —re',n-iotely adv. —remote
`control control
`of apparatus from a distance
`by electrical device
`remove (ri'm6’6v) vt. 1.
`take away or off 2.
`residence
`transfer 3. withdraw —vi‘. 4. go away, change
`—n.
`5. degree of difference
`—re‘movable a. —-i-‘e'moval I1.
`rernunerate (ri 'my6’6narat) vt. reward, pay
`—remuner'ation n. ——re'muuerative a.
`renaissance (rena'sons,
`'zons) or renas-
`cence (ri'nasans,
`esp.
`(R-) revival
`—'na-) 11. revival, rebirth,
`centuries
`of learning in 14th-16th
`
`word or thing —i-elatively ('l'619tiV") adv
`__,-eiativity (reIa'tiViti) ii. 1. state ofbein
`relative 2. subject of two theories of Albert
`Einstein, dealing with relationships of space;
`time and motion and acceleration a ‘
`gravity
`’
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`'elax (ri'laks) vt. 1. make loose or slack — ,
`2. become loosened or slack 3. ease up from
`effort or attention 4. become more friendly_
`less
`strict
`-—relax'ation ii.
`1.
`relaxing"
`recreation 2. alleviation 3. abatement
`'elay ('rela) I]. 1. fresh set of people or
`animals relieving others 2. Elec. device for
`making or breaking local circuit 3. Rad., T.
`broadcasting station receiving program
`from another station —vt.
`(‘F515, “'15)
`pass on, as message ('relayed,
`'relayin'g
`—i-elay race race between teams of which’.-2
`each runner races part of distance
`i
`elease (_ri'les) vt. 1. give up, surrender, se
`free 2. permit public showing of (motion.-
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`renal ('rensl) a. of the kidneys
`renascent (ri'nasant, -'na-) a. springing up
`again into being
`rend (rend) v. 1. tear, wrench apart 2. burst,
`break, split (rent, ‘rending)
`render ('rendsr) vt. 1. submit, present 2. give
`in return, deliver up 3. cause to become 4.
`plaster
`portray, represent 5. melt down 6. cover with
`rendezvous ('rondivoT)) n. 1. meeting place
`2. appointment 3. haunt 4. assignation (pl.
`-vous (-vcT6z)) —vi'. 5. meet, come together
`rendition (ren'dishan) n. 1. performance 2.
`translation
`3. rebel
`renegade (‘renigad) n. l. deserter 2. outlaw
`renege (ri'neg) vi’. go back (on promise etc.)
`renew (ri'ny66, Jnfi) vt. I. begin again 2.
`reaffirm 3. make valid again 4. make new 5.
`revive 6. restore to former state 7. replenish
`—vi'.
`8. be made new
`9. grow again
`—renewa‘bility n.
`—re' newable a. —re-
`tion
`'newal ii. 1. revival, restoration 2. regenera-
`milk
`rennet ('renit) ii. preparation for curdling
`renounce (ri'nowns) vt. 1. give up, cast off,
`disown 2. abjure 3. resign, as title or claim
`—renunci'ation I1.
`1. act or
`instance of
`renouncing 2. formal declaration renouncing
`renovate ( 'renavat)
`vt.
`restore,
`repair,
`renew, do up —reno'va tion 11.
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`renown (ri'nown) n. fame ——re'nowned a.
`rent‘ (rent) n. 1.
`payment for use of land,
`buildings, machines etc. —vt. 2. hold by lease
`3. hire 4. let —'rental ii. sum payable as rent
`rent’ (rent) ii.
`of REND
`1. tear 2. fissure —v. 3. pt./pp.
`renunciation
`NOUNCE
`(rinunsi'ashan) n.
`see RE-
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`rep’ (rep) a./n. repertory (company, theater,
`group)
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`eiy (ri‘lI) vi‘. I. depend 2. (with on) trust
`(re'lIed, re'lying) —relia'bility n. —re'li-
`able a. trustworthy, dependable ——re‘liance
`,1, 1.-trust 2. confidence 3. dependence
`-i-e'liant a. confident
`‘ REM rapid eye movement
`‘remain '(ri'man) vi‘. 1. stay, be left behind 2.
`continue 3. abide 4. last —re'mainder ii. 1.
`‘ what is left after subtraction ——vt. 2. offer
`"(end of consignment of goods, material etc.)
`at reduced prices ——re'mains p1.n. l. relics,
`5p, of ancient buildings 2. dead body
`. send back, esp. into
`[custody —remand home or center place of
`1 detention for young delinquents
`remark (ri'mark)
`vi.
`1. make
`casual
`comment —vt. 2. comment, observe 3. say 4.
`take notice of —n. 5. observation, comment
`re'markable a. noteworthy, unusual —re-
`'markably adv. 1. exceedingly 2. unusually
`remedy ('remidi) n. 1. means of curing,
`‘..counteracting or relieving disease,'trouble
`etc. —vt. 2. put
`right
`(-edied,
`-edying)
`—remediable (ri'medi:;bsl) a. ——remedial
`l'l medial) a. designed, intended to correct
`pacific disability, handicap etc.
`retain in,
`member
`(ri'membar)
`vt.
`I.
`will to memory 2. have in mind —re'mem-
`. brauce 17. 1. memory 2. token 3. souvenir 4.
`eminiscence —Remembrance Day C statu-
`ory holiday observed on Nov.
`11th in
`memory of the dead of both. World Wars
`mind (ri'mind) vt. 1. cause to remember 2.
`.put in mind —re'minder :1.
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`elegate ('religat) vt. 1. banish, consign 2
`iemote —-rele'gation n.
`elent (ri'lent) vi. give up harsh intention
`Jecome less
`severe —re'lenf|eSS 3-
`Jitiless 2. merciless
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`elevant ('relivont) a. having to do with the
`natter in hand, to the point —'releVafl¢9 11
`eliable (ri'llsb9l) a. see RELY
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`elic ('relik) H. 1. thing remaining, esp.
`nemorial of saint 2. memento ~171-
`'emains, traces 4. obs. dead body —'relicl
`ibs; widow
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`alief (ri'lef) n. l. alleviation, end of_ Dfi
`listress etc. 2. money, food SW9" "3 ‘”°“ ~
`if disaster, poverty etc. 3. release from dut
`.. one who relieves another from Wofk.
`luty 5. bus, plane etc. that carries pasfies,‘
`;ers when a scheduled service is
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`reeing of besieged city etc. 7. projection
`SS (ri'mis) a. negligent, careless —re-‘
`arved design from surface B.'distinctn
`issly adv.
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`irominence —re'lleve vt. bring_ Or 181,‘;
`elief to —relief ‘map map Sh°,W'“5.e,-9
`ions and depressions of country in relief
`iligion (ri'lijan)
`11- System of belie -0
`rorship of a supernatural power 0’ .
`—religiose (ri'lijios) a. affectedly ll"
`remely pious;
`sanctimoniously ‘reign
`—religiosity (ri1iji'ositi)_n. —re ligI0_"fm
`ert.
`to religion 2. pious _3._ C0059“? e
`-1-elligiously adv. l. in religious mall“
`zrupulously 3. conscientiously
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`linquish (ri'lingkWiSh) VI.
`1. give_
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`(money) for goods,
`services etc., esp. by mail 2. refrain from
`exacting (penalty) —vt. 3. give up 4. restore,
`eturn 5. slacken 6. obs. forgive (-tt-) ——n.
`“'mif.
`'remit)
`7. area of competence,
`uthority —re'missible a. —re'mission n. 1.
`/atement 2. reduction in length of prison
`em 3. pardon, forgiveness ——re'mittance ii.
`'
`money sent
`mittence n. —re'mittent a. (of symp-
`'
`cterized by periods of
`minished severity —re'mittently adv.