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reason, intuition, understanding, judgment.
These nouns refer to the intellectual faculty by means of which human beings
seek or attain knowledge or truth.
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reckless, rash, foolhardy, temerarious.
These adjectives are compared as they mean given to or marked by unthinking
boldness.
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recoil, blench, shrink, flinch.
These verbs all mean to draw back involuntarily, as through fright, timidity,
or abhorrence.
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recover, regain, recoup, retrieve.
These verbs all mean to get back what has been lost or taken away.
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refuse, decline, reject, spurn, rebuff.
These verbs all mean to be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive someone
or something.
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regard, esteem, admiration, respect.
These nouns refer to a feeling based on perception of and a measure of
approval for the worth of a person or thing
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regret, sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, heartache, heartbreak.
All of these nouns denote mental distress.
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relieve, allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten, mitigate.
All of these verbs mean to make something less severe or more bearable.
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religious, devout, pious, sanctimonious.
These adjectives mean having or showing a belief in and veneration for God or
a divine power, especially as it is reflected in the practice of religion.
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relinquish, yield, resign, abandon, surrender, cede, waive, renounce.
These verbs have in common the sense of letting something go or giving
something up.
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rely, trust, depend, reckon.
These verbs share the meaning "to place or have faith or confidence in someone
or something".
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remainder, rest, balance, residue, remnant, leavings, remains.
These nouns are compared as they denote what is left after a part has been
used or subtracted.
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