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Understanding Essential Vocabulary: Key Words and Their Meanings

This vocabulary list introduces essential terms that are useful for advanced English learners. Key words include "raze," meaning to demolish, and "recalcitrant," referring to someone resistant to authority. Additionally, we explore verbs like "recant," to formally withdraw, and "reciprocate," which involves responding to a given action. Other important terms include "redundant," describing unnecessary repetition, and "relent," which means to ease up. This guide also covers concepts like "remorse," "renegade," "repercussion," "replenish," "reprisal," and "rescind," enhancing your understanding of nuanced English vocabulary.

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Understanding Essential Vocabulary: Key Words and Their Meanings

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  1. Vocabulary 26

  2. Raze (v) • To level to the ground; to blot out or demolish

  3. Recalcitrant (adj. and n) • Adjective: Stubbornly resistant to reason or authority • Noun: A perverse or wayward person

  4. Recant (v) • To withdraw formally or publicly

  5. Reciprocate (v) • To give in return for, or in response to, something already given

  6. Recrimination (n) • The act of answering one accusation with another; a bitter reply

  7. Redundant (adj.) • Unnecessarily repetitive or superfluous; more than what is normally considered adequate or necessary

  8. Relent (v) • To become less harsh or severe; to let up or slacken

  9. Reminiscence (n) • The act of recalling the past; a memory

  10. Remorse (n) • Anguish, self-reproach or bitter regret for wrongdoing

  11. Renegade (n and adj.) • Noun: A person who deserts one cause or group for another • Adjective: Disloyal or traitorous

  12. Repercussion (n) • An indirect effect or result produced by an event or action

  13. Replenish (v) • To refill or provide a new supply of

  14. Reprisal (n) • Retaliation in kind for injuries received

  15. Rescind (v) • To cancel or withdraw

  16. Resilient (adj.) • Springy or flexible; able to resume its original shape • Able to recover quickly from sickness, change, or misfortune

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