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razor-sharp |
Adjective
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as sharp as a razor |
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reciprocal |
Adjective
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of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function |
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reciprocal |
Adjective
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concerning each of two or more persons or things |
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reciprocal |
Noun
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hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype |
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reciprocal |
Noun
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(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2 |
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reciprocal |
Noun
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something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else |
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recessive |
Adjective
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a gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical |
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recessive |
Adjective
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of or pertaining to a recession |
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recessive |
Noun
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an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical |
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ripe |
Adjective
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fully prepared or eager |
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ripe |
Adjective
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far along in time |
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ripe |
Adjective
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at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge |
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ripe |
Adjective
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fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used |
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ripe |
Adjective
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most suitable or right for a particular purpose |
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raring |
Adjective
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full of eagerness, usually followed by "to" |
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reluctant |
Adjective
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not eager |
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reluctant |
Adjective
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disinclined to become involved |
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reluctant |
Adjective
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unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom |
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recherche |
Adjective
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lavishly elegant and refined |
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rough-and-ready |
Adjective
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crude but effective for the purpose at hand |
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refined |
Adjective
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free from what is tawdry or unbecoming |
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refined |
Adjective
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suggesting taste, ease, and wealth |
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refined |
Adjective
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cultivated and genteel |
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refined |
Adjective
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freed from impurities by processing |
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refined |
Adjective
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showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience |
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ritzy |
Adjective
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luxuriously elegant |
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rubbery |
Adjective
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having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness |
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rubbery |
Adjective
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difficult to chew |
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rubberlike |
Adjective
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having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness |
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required |
Adjective
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required by rule |
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required |
Adjective
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necessary for relief or supply |
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resilient |
Adjective
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elastic |
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resilient |
Adjective
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recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like |
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run-on |
Adjective
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(verse) without a rhetorical pause between lines |
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rallying |
Adjective
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rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort |
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rallying |
Noun
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the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort |
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rallying |
Noun
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the act of mobilizing for a common purpose |
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releasing |
Adjective
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emotionally purging (of e.g. art) |
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reduced |
Adjective
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made less in size or amount or degree |
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reduced |
Adjective
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well below normal (especially in price) |
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remittent |
Adjective
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characterized by periods of diminished severity, usually referring to a disease |
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reducible |
Adjective
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capable of being reduced |
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removable |
Adjective
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able to be obliterated completely |
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removable |
Adjective
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capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed |
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recondite |
Adjective
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difficult to penetrate |
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redoubled |
Adjective
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become much greater in intensity or size or amount |
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recriminative |
Adjective
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countering one charge with another |
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recriminatory |
Adjective
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countering one charge with another |
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renewable |
Adjective
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capable of being renewed |
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renewable |
Adjective
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that can be renewed or extended |